William Edward DARBY

Regimental number	10/329
Date of birth	20 March 1894
Place of birth	Wellington
Religion	Presbyterian
Occupation	Clerk
Address	11 Dublin Street, Wanganui
Marital status	Single
Height	5' 6.5"
Next of kin	J Darby, Wanganui
Enlistment date	14 August 1914
Rank on embarkation	Private
Enlistment status	Volunteer
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rank	Corporal
Final unit	2nd Infantry Brigade Headquarters
Fate	Commenced return to New Zealand 4 November 1918
Discharge date	20 February 1919
Other details	Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Ulimaroa', 4 November 1918; discharged (medically unfit: no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds [gas poisoning] received in action), 20 February 1919.
Miscellaneous details	Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body. No Attestation Form on file.
Sources	Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20995189