David COXHEAD

Regimental number10/2903
Date of birth1 January 1890
Place of birthOtakeho
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBushman
AddressFire Brigade Station, Taumarunui
Marital statusMarried
Height5' 7"
Weight162 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs D Coxhead, Taumarunui
Enlistment date15 June 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Members of the Wellington Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua', and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 17 September 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Wife: Stella May Cave (formerly Coxhead), of Hamilton
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 10 October 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 November 1915.

Joined Bn, Ismailia, 9 January 1916.

Embarked Egypt to join the British Expeditionary Force, 6 April 1916.

Admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 28 August 1916 (enteritis); rejoined Bn, in the field, 1 September 1916.

Killed in action, 17 September 1916.

War service: 1 year 95 days (of which 345 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Seventh
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 188, File 21898382