John Thomas WOLFENDEN

Regimental number8/2186
Date of birth4 May 1889
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressStansfield Villa, 2 Victoria Road, Avondale
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.8
Height5' 4"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinFather, J W Wolfenden, Stansfield Villa, Victoria Road, Avondale, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year in the 6th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers.
Enlistment date15 February 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 24 Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Discharge date3 April 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 9 August 1915.

Wounded in action (second occasion), France, 18 September 1916Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board SS 'Arawa', 12 January 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 3 April 1917.

War service: 2 years 48 days (of which 1 year 267 days was abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fifth
Date of death14 December 1957 Auckland
Age at death68