Regimental number | 8/975a |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
Occupation | Greaser |
Address | Ngapara, Oamaru |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Henry Watson, Ngapara via Oamaru |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
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 Battalion |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: gun shot wound, right shoulder and arm), 21 March 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 58 |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21373746 |