Colin Airlie WARDEN

Regimental number12/1114
Date of birth15 January 1886
Place of birthPaterson River, New South Wales, Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationEngineer
AddressDominion Road, Suva, Fiji
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 11"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMrs A A Warden, Malua, Lindsay Street, Neutral Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the Corps of Australian Engineers; 3 years in the Reserve; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameAuckland Infantry Battalion, Samoan Advance Party
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 August 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 11), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Amy Lissetie Warden, Malna, Neutral Bay, Sydney, Australia, and the late Arthur Airlie Warden
Other details

War service: Samoa, Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Samoan Adv & Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 22015922

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