
| Regimental number | 25/260 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Stockman |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Cameron, Poroutawhao, Levin, Horowhenua |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No 10), Pas de Calais, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Mrs Elizabeth Bailey, Rata, Marton, New Zealand |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Found guilty, 14 March 1916, of being absent without leave: forfeited 8 days' pay. Admitted to No 1 NZ Stationary Hospital, 1 September 1916 (sick: no details recorded). Found guilty, 3 November 1916, of while on Active Service (1) refusing to obey of a GMP; (2) striking a GMP; (3) using obscene language in a public road; (4) resisting arrest: awarded 14 days' detention, and forfeited 14 days' pay. Found guilty of being absent without leave from 7 pm parade, 29 May 1917: forfeited 5 days' pay. Wounded in action; admitted to 13th Australian General Hospital; transferred to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 11 June 1917 (gun shot wound, nose); to Convalescent Depot, Hornchurch, 23 June 1917; discharged on leave, 27 July 1917, to report to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 11 August 1917. Fond guilty, 11 August 1917, of being absent without leave from 2 pm, 11 August, to 6.10 pm, 12 August 1917: forfeited 2 days' pay and a further 2 days' pay. Appointed Lance Corporal while attending Course of Instruction for NCOs, 29 October 1917. Attached to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 4 December 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital (Venereal Disease Section), Codford, 26 December 1917; discharged, 5 February 1918. Readmitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital (VD Section), 9 February 1918; discharged to NZ Command Depot, 13 April 1918. Relinquished appointment as Lance Corporal at own request, 6 August 1918. Proceeded overseas to France (date not recorded), and joined Bn, in the field, 1 September 1918. Killed in action, 9 September 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Note: Form B103 incomplete on file. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 7 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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