David Reid CARPENTER

Regimental number12/8
AddressVeterans' Home, Onehunga, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Robert Carpenter, Veterans' Home, Epsom, Auckland
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
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 rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unitAuckland Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action between 6 May and 10 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Albert and Louisa Carpenter, Onehunga, Auckland. Born at Hounslow, Middlesex, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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