Regimental number | 8/636 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dunedin |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | 74 Albany Street, Dunedin |
Marital status | Single |
Height | 6' 1" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Wood, 74 Albany Street, Dunedin |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to New Zealand from Southampton on board HS 'Maheno', 28 October 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service), 8 February 1917. |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 75 |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22024807 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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