Regimental number | 8/719 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dunedin |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Ironmonger |
Address | 8 Hart Street, Roslyn, Dunedin |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Alice Wilson, 8 Hart Street, Roslyn, Dunedin |
Previous military service | Served in the Otago Volunteers; left the district; not serving in any military unit 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 | Otago Infantry Battalion |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit for Active Service [diarrhoea, rheumatism], although fit for employment in civil life), 26 September 1915. 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 | 85 |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22021829 |