Regimental number | 13159 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Flemington |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 7.75" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, P Whearty, Eiffelton, Ashburton |
Previous military service | Served in C Company, 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 53 Navua on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs Patrick Whearty, Long Beach, Ashburton, Christchurch |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 29199 James WHEARTY; 78268 John WHEARTY; 13158 Rifleman Joseph WHEARTY |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 6 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 22 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 August 1916; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 28 September 1916, and posted to C Company. Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 7 January 1917 (scabies); transferred to Northumbrian Casualty Clearing Station, 19 January 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 29 January 1917. Wounded in action, 7 May 1917 (gun shot wound, right thigh, abrasions and contusions), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 14 May 1917; discharged to duty, 18 May 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 19 June 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), 6 August 1917 (gun shot wound, scalp), and admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, and then transferred to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; rejoined Bn, in the field, 10 August 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 10 August 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 17 September 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 25 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22018167 |
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