Regimental number | 8/718 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dunedin |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | 3 Paterson Street, Mornington |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21.4 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 121 lbs |
Next of kin | William Hall Wilson, Cargill Road, Dunedin |
Previous military service | Served in the 4th (Otago) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
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 | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Ruapehu', 1 December 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service: nasal obstruction), 18 April 1920. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 81 |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7881167 |