Harold AMOS

Regimental number10/688
Date of birth23 October 1891
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCheese Maker
AddressPungarehu Factory
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 5.25"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinHenry Amos, 177 Shrewsbury, Forest Gate, London, England
Previous military serviceTrumpter, Royal Garrison Artillery Volunteers (Kent)
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
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 25 September 1915
Discharge date5 April 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.

Admitted to HS 'Ionian', Dardanelles, 3 August 1915 (influenza); transferred to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 9 August 1915; to Convalescent Camp, Zeitoun, 12 August 1915 (debility); to Australia and New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 26 August 1915 (rheumatism); to NZ Emergency Convalescent Camp, Zeitoun, 2 September 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board on HS 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 30 October 1915; discharged (no longer fit for active service), 5 April 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 233 days (of which 1 years 15 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 22271018