Andrew COUCHIE

Regimental number9/1533
Date of birth7 May 1876
Place of birthWolverhampton, England
ReligionNo religion
AddressOumono, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39
Height5' 5"
Weight157 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret P Couchie, Penn Road, Wolverhampton, England
Enlistment date22 August 1915
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 8 July 1919
Discharge date5 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Proceeded to Canal Zone, 23 January 1916.

Embarked Port Said for France, 9 April 1916.

Transferred to Pioneer Bn, 14 March 1916.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 23 August 1916 (varicose veins); transferred same day to 2nd Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, and thence to No 1 South African General Hospital; to England, 25 August 1916, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 29 August 1916. Transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 3 October 1916; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 5 October 1916.

Admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 17 March 1917 (eye test: glasses ordered); discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 24 March 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 26 October 1917.

Admitted to General Hospital, 16 May 1918 (scabies: mild); discharged to NZ Base Depot, 30 May 1918.

Transferred to 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 31 August 1918.

Admitted to 14th Stationary Hospital, Boulogne, 22 September 1918 (dysentery: mild); transferred to England, and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 23 September 1918 (re-diagnosed enteric); transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 26 October 1918; discharged on leave, 4 December 1918, to report to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 19 December 1918.

Granted leave with pay and course fees, 20 January-20 February 1919, and 21 February-20 March 1919, to attend Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board 'Ruahine', 8 July 1919; discharged, 5 August 1919.

Total war service: 3 years 350 days (of which 3 years 274 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Enlisted, Samoan Relief Force, 17 September 1919.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Seventh
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805