George William YORK

Regimental number8/1688
Date of birth2 May 1880
Place of birthBristol, England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSawmiller
AddressOhakune
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Height6' 0"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Bridget York, Miro Street, Ohakune
Previous military serviceServed in the Volunteers; Corps disbanded; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date4 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 February 1915
The Otago Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 17 'Maunganui', HMNZT 18 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 19 'Aparima'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCompany Quartermaster Sergeant
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 11 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Albert and Rebecca York, Bristol, England; Wife: Bridget York, Miro Street, Ohakune, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 11 May 1918.

War service: 148 days (of which 87 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22023369

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