Henry Oscar WOLF

Regimental number6/3518
Date of birth22 April 1887
Place of birthMarua
AddressMarua
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height6' 0"
Next of kinFather, H Wolf, Kamo Road, Whangarei
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 August 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankCorporal
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 2 July 1919
Discharge date20 March 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Wounded in action, 8 July 1916 (shell concussion).

Wounded in action (second occasion), 4 October 1917 (gun shot wound, chest, penetrating; left hand).

Commenced return to New Zealand from Avonmouth on board SS 'Marama', 6 April 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 20 March 1919.

War service: 3 years 209 days (of which 2 years 113 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Eighth
Date of death1 December 1929
Age at death42
Place of burialKano Cemetery, Whangarei