Walter Henry CHAYTOR

Regimental number79206
Date of birth12 April 1875
Place of birthNelson
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusMarried
Height5' 8"
Weight170 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs F M Chaytor, Mangatainoka
Previous military serviceServed in the Waikato Mounted Rifles Volunteers.
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 40th Reinforcements, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 107 Tahiti on 10 July 1918
Discharge date24 September 1919
Other details

War service: England

Embarked Wellington, 10 July 1918; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 September 1918.

Marched into NZ Rifle Brigade, Brocton, 4 October 1918.

Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Venereal Section, Codford, 19 October 1918; diagnosis changed to Not Yet Diagnosed; discharged, 2 November 1918 (non-venereal).

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board SS 'Geissen', 23 June 1919; discharged, 24 September 1919.

Total war service: 1 year 147 days (of which 1 year 49 days were abroad)

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death12 October 1959 Tahunanui
Age at death84
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 86, p. 8
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805