Regimental number | 6/1800 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Leithfield, Canterbury |
Address | 61 Clare Road, St Albans, Christchurch |
Marital status | Single |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, William J Cairns, 61 Clare Road, St Albans, Christchurch |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 8 June 1915. Wounded in action, 20 August 1915; admitted to 15th Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 21 June 1915; discharged, 2 July 1915; rejoined unit at Gallipoli, 7 July 1915. Admitted to Hospital Ship, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915 (enteritis); transferred to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 25 August 1915; to Convalescent Camp, Alexandria, 8 September 1915; to England (date not recorded), and admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital, Southmead, Bristol, 15 October 1915; attached to strength of NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, 12 January 1916. Rejoined unit, Ismailia, 1 March 1916. Embarked Port Said for France, 6 April 1916. Awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2, 6 May 1916 (drunkenness). Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 13 June 1916; transferred to Divisional Rest Station, 14 June 1916 (lumbago); to 25th General Hospital, 30 June 1916; to Convalescent Camp, 4 July 1916; to Base Depot, Etaples, 7 July 1916; to 24th General Hospital, 28 October 1916 (rheumatism); to England, 2 November 1916, and admitted same day to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames. Fined 10/- for drunkenness, 9 January 1917. Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 16 January 1917. Marched in to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 12 September 1917. Marched out to Sling Camp, 6 October 1917. Forfeited 3 days' pay, Sling Camp, 26 November 1917 (drunkenness). Proceeded overseas to France, 10 October 1918; joined Bn, in the field, 17 October 1918. Found guilty, Sling Camp, 26 November 1919, of drunkenness: forfeited 3 days' pay. Commenced return to New Zealand from Glasgow on board 'Paparoa', 1 April 1919; declared by Court of Enquiry on board ship, 17 May 1919, to be absent without leave from 26 April, and to be deficient in kit to the amount of £4-15-3; discharged, 30 May 1919. Total war service: 4 years 146 days (of which 4 years 39 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 63 |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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