Henry James WARD

Regimental number10/2021
Date of birth1 June 1880
Place of birthMarton
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressRailway Buffet, Palmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34.6
Height5' 10"
Weight162 lbs
Next of kinFather, Thomas Ward, Blackwell Street, Marton
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 January 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
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 rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 23) Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth Ward, Russell Street, Marton, Wanganui
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.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 22015827