Regimental number | 34757 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Christchurch |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Hairdresser |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 139 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, F T Waine, 18 Fyfe Street, Christchurch |
Previous military service | Served in 1st (Canterbury) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 71 Port Lyttelton on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick Thomas and Sarah Emily Waine, 18 Fyfe Street, Christchurch |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 7 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 February 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Admitted to Tidworth Military Hospital, 16 March 1917 (not yet diagnosed); discharged to duty, 21 March 1917 (no further details recorded). Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1917. Admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, 15 June 1917 (pleurisy), and transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Wimereux, 16 June 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 12 July 1917; to No 3 Rest Camp, Boulogne, 23 July 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 25 July 1917. Admitted to 24th General Hospital, Etaples, 21 August 1917 (Whitlow, right thumb); transferred to 12th General Hospital, Rouen, 25 August 1917; discharged to No 2 Convalescent Hospital, Rouen, 27 August 1917; marched into Base Depot, Etaples, 31 August 1917. Joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 14 September 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 10 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22021101 |
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