Regimental number | 8/506 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Invercargill |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Ironmonger |
Address | 5 Bowmont Street, Invercargill |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | William Webb, 5 Bowmont Street, Invercargill |
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. | |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board HS 'Marama', 31 August 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service: pulmonary tuberculosis), 22 April 1917. 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 | 39 |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22017311 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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