John WANSBONE

Regimental number10/118
Date of birth10 January 1886
Place of birthHerbert, Otago
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPorter
Addressc/o Railways, Taumarunui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28.8
Height5' 9"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinMrs S Wansbone, Herbert, North Otago
Previous military serviceQueen's Rifles, Oamaru (2 years); Orepuki Rifles (1 year)
Enlistment date9 September 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 6 March 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli Campaign, 12 April 1914.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (gunshot wound, foot and left knee); admitted to No.16 Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac, 10 August 1915; transferred to Tyne Hospital, Malta, 16 August 1915; to Military Hospital, New End, Hampstead, 12 September 1915; to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 27 February 1916.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Maheno', 6 March 1916; disembarked New Zealand, 11 April 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action), 28 December 1916.

Total war service: 2 years 124 days (of which 1 year 178 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death20 July 1949, Auckland
Age at death63
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22015722