Mijo VUJCICH

Regimental number62421
Date of birth26 March 1887
Place of birthDalmatia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 6.5"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinBrother, I Vujcich, Kohukohu, Hokianga
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date28 May 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 32nd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 96 Maunganui on 21 November 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 27 May 1919
Discharge date1 August 1919
Other details

War service: England.

Embarked Wellington, 21 November 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 8 January 1918; marched in to Sling Camp and posted to 4th Reserve Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment.

Admitted to Tidworth Military Hospital, 4 March 1918 (influenza); transferred to New Zealand Convalescent Home, Hornchurch, 13 March 1918; to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 19 April 1918; to NZ Convalescent Home, Hornchurch, 15 May 1918; marched in to Codford, 25 My 1918; marched in to Canterbury Infantry Regiment, Sling Camp, 11 July 1918.

Marched in to Composite Bn, Larkhill, 23 August 1918; marched in to Canterbury Infantry Regiment, Sling Camp, 26 September 1918.

Marched in Machine Gun Corps Depot, Grantham, 10 October 1918.

Admitted to Grantham Military Hospital, 31 October 1918 (gun shot wound, arm: accidental shooting); discharged, 25 November 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from London on board SS 'Tahiti', 27 May 1919; disembarked, New Zealand, 5 July 1919; discharged, 1 August 1919.

Total war service: 2 years 9 days (of which 1 year 226 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal
Date of death17 February 1964 Rawene
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 33
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805