
| Regimental number | 9/1747 |
| Address | Alexandra South |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L C Weaver, Alexandra South, Otago |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 8th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The 8th Reinforcements of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board two aships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Medals |
Distinguished Conduct Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty and determination during a reconnaissance. He pushed forward to within a few hundred yards of a village,
after crossing several areas swept by machine-gun fire, where his comrade was severely wounded. He found the village strongly held, and was himself wounded. In returning he managed, in spite of his own wound, to get his comrade safely back to our lines.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Eighth |
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