
| Regimental number | 10/2016 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 18 Clifton Terrace, Wellington |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 121 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Frederick Wainwright, Devonport, Auckland |
| Previous military service | Served in Post & Telegraph Corps Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 23), Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs Frederick Wainwright, 3 Montague Street, Newton, Auckland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 June 1915. Reported missing, 8 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'. War service: 215 days (of which 114 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22021114 |