
| Regimental number | 23/958 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | York, England |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Address | Gisborne |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Walter Wolstenholme, Beeston Hall, Ripponden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Mauganui on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 15 November 1915. Embarked for Marsa Matruh, 20 December 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 18 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916. Attached to School of Instruction, Estaires, 3 May 1916. Attached to NZ Division Traffic Control, 3 May 1916. Attached to Detention Guard and Traffic Control, 31 May 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 13 August 1917; Temporary Corporal, 1 November 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 25 January 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 9 February 1918. Wounded in action, and admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 3 September 1918 (gas shell), and transferred to 29th Casualty Clearing Station; to 40th Stationary Hospital, 5 September 1918; to No 4 Convalescent Depot, Havre, 14 September 1918; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 24 September 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board SS 'Oxfordshire', 19 December 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service), 25 March 1919. War service: 3 years 299 days (of which 3 years 117 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: C Company/1st NZRB |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 82 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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