Errol John VELVIN

Regimental number10/773
Date of birth12 March 1894
Place of birthTemuka
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressEltham, Taranaki
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.5
Height5' 10"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinRichard George Velvin, Eltham, Taranaki
Previous military service'D' Company, 11th (Taranaki Rifles) Regiment
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 13 June 1915
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave 9), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of George and Nellie Velvin, of New Zealand.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Found guilty, 20 March 1915, of direct disobedience to orders: awarded 4 days' confined to barracks.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli Campaign, 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, Anzac, date not stated.

Died of wounds, NZ Field Ambulance, Anzac, 13 June 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Age at death21
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22016486

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