George ARGRAVE

Regimental number10/959
Date of birth14 October 1888
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania, Australia
ReligionNo religious affiliation entered on Attestation Form.
OccupationLabourer
AddressSevern Boardinghouse, Hastings
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 6.5"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinMrs Alice M Argrave, 4 Kitchener Terrace, Stirling Road, Canterbury, Kent, England
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Volunteer Cadets, and in the 4th East Kent Regiment (The Buffs); not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHastings
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll10/959A
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 18), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alice Maud Argrave, 36 Sturry Road, Canterbury, Kent, England, and the late G. H. Argrave
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellinton, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, 3 December 1915.

Transferred to No.2 Company, Divisional Train, 25 March 1915.

Transferred to Wellington Bn, 5 April 1915.

Killed in action, Anzac, 8 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22271544