Arthur Robert WINGHAM

Regimental number8/855
Date of birth4 September 1893
Place of birthGore
ReligionNo religious affiliation recorded
OccupationWool classer
AddressGore
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 4.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Wingham, Locomotive Department, Timaru
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for enlistment: no details recorded)
Enlistment date24 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
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 rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 21 November 1915
Discharge date2 May 1916
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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death6 January 1951 Dunedin
Age at death57
Place of burialAndersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22021457