Donald Henry CORY

Regimental number13/318
Date of birth22 November 1882
Place of birthCardiff, Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressKawhia, King Country
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31.3
Height5' 10"
Weight151 lbs
Next of kinG G Carley, Bute Dock, Cardiff, Wales
Previous military serviceServed in 8th New Zealand Contingent, South Africa (Boer War); served in 4th (Waikato) Company, Auckland Mounted Rifles, at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHamilton
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 2), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Lilla Cory, 'Sandisplatt', The Thicket, Maidenhead, England, and the late W H Cory
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20519444

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