Regimental number | 12/126 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Auckland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Devonport, Auckland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs E R Cardno, Cheltenham Terrace, Devonport, Auckland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 9), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: the late Mrs E. Cardno, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Reported wounded, 8 August 1915. Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, January 1916, concluded: 'Missing, believed dead on or about 8 August 1915'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 21895491 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2015
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