Regimental number | 10/3516 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Auckland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 161 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs C Connell, c/o R Capper, Gibson Street, Wanganui |
Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets; at time of NZEF enlistment was serving in the Territorial Force. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
Final rank | Sergeant |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 12 February 1916. Joined 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, Ismailia, and reverted to ranks, 7 March 1916. Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 13 March 1916; promoted Sergeant, 13 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria for France, 9 April 1916. Wounded in action, 16 September 1916 (gun shot wound, right hip); admitted to 23rd General Hospital, Etaples, 18 September 1916; transferred to England, 24 September 1916, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 25 September 1916; discharged to duty as Base Detail at No 2 NZ General Hospital, 6 January 1917. Admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 8 February 1917 (cardiac trouble); transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 21 March 1917. Classified unfit for War Service and placed on NZ Roll. Detached to Discharge Depot, Torquay, 26 May 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board 'Arawa', 21 July 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 26 November 1917. Total war service: 2 years 39 days (of which 1 year 260 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 32 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 18 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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