Regimental number | 8/855 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Gore |
Religion | No religious affiliation recorded |
Occupation | Wool classer |
Address | Gore |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Wingham, Locomotive Department, Timaru |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment: no details recorded) |
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, Gallipoli Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Maheno', 21 November 1915; discharged (medically unfit: enteric fever), 2 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 | 57 |
Place of burial | Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22021457 |
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