Nelson DAVY

Regimental number10/2114
Date of birth2 May 1881
Place of birthCranbrook, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressTututawa, Stratford
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.9
Height5' 8.5"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinAunt, Miss J Daniels, 87 Erskine Hill, Hampshire Garden, England
Enlistment date16 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialNo 2 Outpost Cemetery (Row E, Grave No 15), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 173 days (of which 56 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fifth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20995983

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