Lawrence WINKS

Regimental number11/457
Place of birthHawera, Taranaki
AddressHurleyville
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinBarney McCarthy, Hawera, Taranaki
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of wounds 31 May 1915
Place of burialAri Burnu Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 12), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary Winks
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Died at sea of wounds sustained at Gallipoli.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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