Albert WOOLHOUSE

Regimental number6/1235
Date of birth16 August 1892
Place of birthRoss
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDraper
AddressHokitika
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 10"
Weight153 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs H Maria Hall, Occidental Hotel, Hokitika
Previous military serviceServed in the 13th North Canterbury & Westland Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 October 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 23 September 1915
Discharge date8 April 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 23 June 1915 (teeth: upper denture); discharged to duty same day.

Admitted to HS 'Tunisian', 8 August 1915 (no teeth); transferred to Egypt, and admitted to No 2 General Hospital, Ghezireh, Cairo, 12 August 1915 (shock and loss of teeth); transferred to Convalescent Hospital, Mena, 28 August 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board SS' Tofua', 23 September 1915 (invalided); discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service), 8 April 1916.

War service: 1 year 178 days (of which 1 year 72 days was abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death28 August 1939 Hokitika
Age at death47
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805