Regimental number | 41054 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Blackstone Hill, Central Otago |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss M M Wade, c/o Mutual Stores, Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ruapehu on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | New Zealand Entrenching Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Hamburg Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 7), Germany |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Marm and Catherine Wade |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Promoted Lance Corporal, 28 November 1916; Corporal, 13 January 1917. Embarked Wellington, 14 March 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 21 May 1917; marched into Sling Camp and reverted to Temporary Lance Corporal. Proceeded overseas to France, 21 June 1917, reverts to Private. Marched into NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 23 June 1917. Joined 4th Company, 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 9 July 1917. Admitted to 2nd NZ Field Ambulance, 11 September 1917 (influenza); transferred to No 7 Canadian General Hospital, St Omer, 18 September 1917; to No 7 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 29 September 1917; to No 10 Convalescent Depot, Ecault, 2 October 1917. Admitted to No 25 General Hospital, Etaples, 12 October 1917; transferred to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 13 February 1918. Marched into NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 27 March 1918. Attached to Artillery, NZ Divisional Survey, 5 April 1918; transferred to 2nd NZ Entrenching Bn, 5 April 1918. Reported missing, 12 April 1918; finding of Court of Enquiry, missing believed prisoner, 16 April 1918. Communication received states prisoner of war in Germany, 16 April 1918. Located in Soltan Camp, near Hanover, Germany, 18 July 1918. Died of influenza, Munster, Germany, 22 November 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 13 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |