Regimental number | 8/813 |
Place of birth | Dunedin |
Address | Otautau |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Braithwaite, St Clair, Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
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. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Dunedin Southern Cemetery (Plot 2, Lot 11, Class I) |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |