Henry WOOLFORD

Regimental number8/127
Date of birth25 September 1892
Place of birthMosgiel
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 10"
Weight163 lbs
Next of kinFather, Richard Woolford, Bush Road, Mosgiel
Previous military serviceServed in the 10th (North Otago) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
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.
Discharge date27 June 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Maheno', 29 November 1915; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: shrapnel wound, right leg), 27 June 1916.

Re-embarked for medical treatment in England; commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Rimutaka', 12 August 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 27
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22022241