Kenneth John WALTON

Regimental number8/1102
Date of birth20 June 1892
Place of birthAshburton
ReligionMethodist
OccupationStation hand
AddressGlendhu Station, Lake Wanaka
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 6"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinMiss Edith Walton, 74 St Asaph Street West, Christchurch
Previous military serviceServed for 1.5 years in Dunedin Engineer Cadets; left the district; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date27 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Discharge date12 March 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to HS 'Arcania', Gallipoli, 7 August 1915 (gastritis); transferred to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 11 August 1915 (gastro-enteritis and septoc hands).

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board SS 'Tofua', 23 September 1915.

Discharged (medically unfit), 12 March 1916.

War service: 1 year 199 days (of which 1 year 11 days was abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death1 April 1935 Auckland
Age at death42
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22024360, File 22015694