George Henry WESTON

Regimental number8/1103
Date of birth6 July 1894
Place of birthWellington
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFitter
Address23 Moir Street, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 8"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinMrs Elizabeth Weston, 19 Windsor Place, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in 5th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date9 August 1914
Place of enlistmentDunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
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 rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mrs Elizabeth Weston, 11 Windsor Place, Wellington, and the late John Weston
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, Reserve Gully, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22018035

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