
| Regimental number | 52380 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Auckland |
| Occupation | Buttermaker |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss Louisa Clarke, Thames Road, Paeroa |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 87 Tahiti on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 12 June 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, 13 June 1917 (sea sickness); discharged, 18 June 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 November 1917. Admitted to Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 7 January 1918; transferred to Military Hospital, Boulogne, 11 January 1918; transferred to England and admitted to Lewisham Military Hospital, 23 January 1918; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 12 February 1918; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 13 March 1918. Admitted to 1st NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 7 June 1918 (chronic headaches); discharged to Torquay, 24 July 1918. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board SS 'Remuera', 7 September 1918; discharged, 26 November 1918 (no longer physically fit for war service: headaches, feeblemindedness) War service: 1 year 231 days (of which 1 year 134 days was abroad). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 23 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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