Regimental number | 8/303 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Christchurch |
Occupation | Shepherd |
Address | Hukarere, Heriot |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Rev E B Wethey, Portobello, Otago |
Previous military service | Member, Tapanui Rifle Club |
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 | Corporal |
Final unit | Otago Infantry Battalion |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board HT 'Athenic', 15 April 1916; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, loss of right eye, blocked nose), 3 July 1916. |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 79 |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22018090 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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