Clarence ARGUILE

Regimental number10/1398A
Date of birth2 January 1892
Place of birthAnstey, Leicestershire, England
ReligionCongregational
OccupationFarmer
AddressMonrad Street, Palmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.10
Height5' 9"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinFather, Joseph Arguile, Park Road, Anstey, Leicestershire, England
Enlistment date20 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand Memorial (Panel 18), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Alice Arguile, 14 Albion Street, Anstey, Leicester, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22271546

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