Gerald Aubrey WHITCOMBE

Regimental number13/750
Date of birth5 October 1890
Place of birthPahiatua
ReligionChurch of England
AddressMoeatoa
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.10
Height6' 0"
Weight165 lbs
Next of kinJoe Whitcombe, Kawhai
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in 4th Waikato Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date23 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Verdala on 14 December 1914
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 3), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Mr H.G. Whitcombe, Maratopa, Te Kuit
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Second
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 22018351

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