Regimental number | 6/217 |
Place of birth | Stoke, Nelson |
Address | Wakefield Quay, Nelson |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, James Branton Doidge, 38 The Port, Nelson |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | No 12 (Nelson) Company, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | East Mudros Miitary Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 2), Lemnos, Greece |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Branton Doidge and Annie Hester Doidge, Richardson Street, Port Nelson |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body |
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