Aubrey VENDT

Regimental number12/2865
Date of birth27 April 1892
Place of birthHelensville, Auckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBridge builder
AddressWhangarei
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 8"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinFather, Lewis Vendt, Public Works Department, Mangapai
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 April 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 August 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 20 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Louis and Emily Margaret Vendt, Victoria Road, Avondale, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Joined Auckland Bn, Mudros, 29 September 1915.

Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, Mudros, 2 October 1915; discharged to Auckland Infantry Bn, Mudros, 6 October 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 29 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Embarked at Port Said and proceed overseas to France, 6 April 1916.

Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 20 September 1916; rejoined 1st Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 1 October 1916.

Admitted to North Midland Casualty Clearing Station, 10 March 1917 (mumps); transferred to No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 11 March 1917; discharged to duty, 30 March 1917; rejoined 1st Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 31 March 1917.

Detached to NZ Wing, II ANZAC Reinforcement Camp, in the field, 6 June 1917; rejoined 1st Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 18 June 1917.

Reported missing, 20 June 1917; finding of Court of Enquiry, 6 August 1917, missing; reported dead by Germans and accepted as killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Sixth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805