Samuel CARLYON

Regimental number8/911
AddressOtira
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, P I Carlyon, Westport
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Regimental number from Nominal Roll4/911A
Final rankSapper
Final unitNew Zealand Engineers
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


'Mentioned in General Ian Hamilton's despatch of 20th May 1915. (Commander Mediterranean Expeditionary Force).'
Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 5 August 1915.

FateDied of wounds 1 June 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 6), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Percy Frederick and Margaret Carlyon, Henley Street, Westport
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body