Maurice Henry BRUNING

Regimental number10/1193
Date of birth15 August 1882
Place of birthMotueka
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressOhura
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 4.5"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinFather, C Bruning, Motueka
Previous military serviceMotueka Mounted Rifles (retired)
Enlistment date26 October 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 December 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 2 December 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HMNZT 'Maunganui', 2 December 1918; disembarked New Zealand, 12 January 1919; discharged (no longer fit for war service, epithelioma), 9 February 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 112 days (of which 4 years 28 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Second
Date of death23 August 1962 Nelson