Henry Hassard WALL

Regimental number9/997
Date of birth20 October 1892
Place of birthCastlemaine, Victoria, Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressHellier House, Grey Street, Opotiki
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 6"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinFriend, S Monkster, Wellington
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Aparima on 14 February 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll9/997A
Final rankTrooper
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to Aerodrome Hospital, Zeitoun, 10 April 1915 (no further details recorded).

Embarked for Dardanelles, 3 August 1915.

Reported missing, 25 August 1915.

Court of Enquiry, held at Mudros, 19 January 1916, concluded: 'Killed in Action, 21 August 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Third. First given name variously stated to be Henry/Harry.
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22015196

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