Henry Richard CLOVER

Regimental number10217
Date of birth1895
Place of birthWellington
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 4"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinFather, Samuel William Clover, West Street, Feilding
Previous military serviceServed in the 55th Company, Senior Cadets; left the district. At time of NZEF enlistment was serving in the 7th Regiment.
Enlistment date16 November 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements (including Details to make up shortages in 10th Reinforcements), J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 9 November 1917
Discharge date2 April 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 3 May 1916.

Embarked Alexandria for France, 20 May 1916.

Admitted to 24th General Hospital, Etaples, 15 June 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty, 8 July 1916.

Joined 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 30 July 1916.

Wounded in action, 10 June 1917 gun shot wound, leg and buttock: severe), and admitted to 77th Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station; to 13th General Hospital, Boulogne, 11 June 1917; to England, 17 June 1917, and admitted same day to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames. Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 10 August 1917.

Classified unfit for war service, 9 October 1917.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board 'Ruahine', 9 November 1917; discharged (no longer fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 2 April 1918.

Total war service: 2 years 138 days (of which 1 year 282 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 October 1976 Rotorua
Age at death81
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 17
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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