
| Regimental number | 29149 |
| Date of birth | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Brother, John Considine, East Trentham, Victoria, Australia |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 44 |
| Place of burial | Tidworth Military Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 307), Wiltshire, England |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Patrick and Maria Considine (nee Cain), Co Clare, Ireland |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 11 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 February 1917. Attached to NZ Engineers Tunnelling Company, 24 February 1917. Joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 28 April 1917. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 18 June 1917 (bronchitis); transferred 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 23 June 1917; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 24 June 1917; to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 28 June 1917. Admitted to 24th General Hospital, Etaples, 11 July 1917; transferred to England, 21 July 1917, and admitted same day to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 6August 1917; attached to strength of NZ Command Depot, Codford, 24 August 1917. Classified as 'Unfit' by Medical Board, 8 January 1918, and placed on NZ Roll. Admitted to Tidworth Military Hospital, 4 April 1918; placed on seriously ill list, 26 April 1918; then on dangerously ill list. Died of disease, Tidworth Military Hospital, 6 May 1918 (gastric ulcer haemorrage). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 10 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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