George WHEELER

Regimental number8/2760
Place of birthReading, Berkshire, England
AddressMomona
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, G Wheeler, c/o USS Company, Port Chalmers
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 August 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Ernest and Louisa Wheeler, Mansford Town, Port Chalmers, Dunedin
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Sixth

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