Regimental number | 8/820 |
Address | c/o J Bruce, Cheltenham |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | James Dillon, Newman, Eketahuna |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 14th (South Otago) Company, Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 15), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Ellen Dillon, Eketahuna |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |