Regimental number | 37895 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Petone |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 108 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, G Wolland, 13 Tory Street, Petone, Wellington |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment; grounds not known) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Petone |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 21st Reinforcements, F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery (Plot IX, Row A, Grave No 17), Manancourt, Somme, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: James George Wolland, Petone, Wellington |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, 4 October 1917 (gun shot wound, nose). Wounded in action (second occasion), 8 October 1918 (gun shot wound, abdomen and groin). Died of wounds, 8 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 22 |
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