John William DOMNEY

Regimental number10/176
Date of birth18 September 1888
Place of birthPort Chalmers
ReligionWesleyan
OccupationPublic servant
Address34 Cole Street, Masterton
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25.11
Height5' 6"
Weight149 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Agnes Charlotte Domney, 63 Albert Street, Masterton
Previous military serviceServed for 6 years in the Hutt Valley Rifles; serving in the New Zealand Public Service Corps at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Rank on embarkationSergeant Major
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
Final rankWarrant Officer (Class I)
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 15 April 1916
Discharge date3 July 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Athenic', 15 April 1916; discharged (medically unfit: no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action, gun shot wound, right shoulder), 3 July 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death21 July 1932 Wanganui
Age at death43
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20997786

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