Francis Winsmore BRITTAIN

Regimental number10/807
Date of birth21 February 1886
Place of birthPapanui
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
Address25 Shakespeare Road, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 8.75"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinMiss Vera Catherine Brittain, 18 Roxburgh Street, Wellington
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 25 September 1915
Discharge date19 October 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 12 May 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (gunshot wound, right hand and shoulder); admitted to HS 'Canada', date not stated; transferred to NZ Stationary Hospital, Abbassia, 13 August 1915 (gunshot wound, chest and right hand); discharged to Special Camp, Zeitoun, 8 September 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 30 October 1915; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: gun shot wound, chest and right hand), 19 October 1916.

Total war service: 2 years 63 days (of which 1 year 15 days was abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death16 February 1972 Napier
Age at death86
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22279215