Arthur Theodore VON TUNZELMANN

Regimental number80657
Date of birth4 May 1887
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDraper's assistant
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 9.5"
Weight136.25 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Jean Von Tunzelmann, c/o Thomson & Beattie, Invercargill
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 December 1917
Place of enlistmentInvercargill
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 42nd Reinforcements, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Tofua on 1 August 1918
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 2 August 1918.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 2 July 1919
Other details

War service: England.

Posted to B Company, 41st Reinforcement, 18 May 1918; posted to B Company, 42nd Reinforcement, 13 July 1918.

Embarked Wellington, 1 August 1918; disembarked London, England, 4 October 1918; marched in to New Zealand Rifle Brigade Depot, Brocton, and posted to Reserve Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board SS 'Somerset', 2 July 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 21 August 1919; discharged, 17 September 1919.

Total war service: 1 year 123 days (of which 1 year 20 days was abroad).

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death21 March 1960 Christchurch
Age at death72
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 88, p. 9
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805