Maxwell BURY

Regimental number10/707
Date of birth17 November 1882
Place of birthBarnsley, Yorkshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWhangamomona, Taranaki
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32.9
Height5' 8"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinR Bury, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Previous military serviceServed in the 27th Bn, Imperial Yeomanry; term completed; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
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 rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDischarged in the United Kingdom 1 May 1916
Discharge date1 May 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Found guilty, 11 March 1915, of not complying with an order: awarded 2 days' confined to barracks.

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

Wounded in action, Dardanelles, 26 April 1915 (bullet wound, leg); admitted to No.17 General Hospital, Alexandria, 1 May 1915; placed on Dangerously Ill List, 12 May 1915 (cellulitis, hemorrhage, amputation); proceeded to England, 15 May 1915; to No.1 Southern General Hospital, 29 May 1915; discharged to furlough, 29 July 1915; marched into Depot, 12 August 1915.

Posted to furlough until recalled, 29 December 1915.

Discharged in the United Kingdom (medically unfit: severe gun shot wound, leg), 1 May 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 258 days (of which 1 year 198 days was abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21891027

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