Regimental number | 8/854 |
Date of birth | |
Occupation | Cadet, P&T Department |
Address | Pitt Street, Wadestown, Wellington |
Marital status | Single |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | John Wilson, Pitt Street, Wadestown, Wellington |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in 8 Company, P&T Corps, 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 | Corporal |
Final unit | Otago Infantry Battalion |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board HT 'Arawa', 29 January 1916; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wounds, right arm and abdomen), 12 May 1916. 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 | 36 |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22021890 |