Regimental number | 12/299 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Thames |
Religion | No religion |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | 3 Union Street, Waihi |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 151 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, Albert Louis Ardern, Union Street, Waihi |
Previous military service | Served in School Cadets and in Defence Cadets, Waihi. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Paeroa |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the 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 rank | Private |
Final unit | Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Twelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Brother: Albert Lewis Ardern, corner of Tauranga Road and Union Street, Waihi, Thames |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Reported missing, 8 May 1915. Court of Enquiry, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now reported believed dead.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22271534 |
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