William Mervyn DOULL

Regimental number13/265
Date of birth12 November 1881
Place of birthHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
ReligionChurch of England
AddressWaimauku
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32.9
Height5' 10.5"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinMajor J Doull, St Louis Street, Quebec, Canada
Previous military serviceServed in Canadian Militia: 'ordinary discharge'.
Enlistment date23 August 1914
Place of enlistmentEpsom, Auckland
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Discharge date10 May 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Posted to unit, Gallipoli, 16 August 1915.

Reported sick, 1 September 1915; embarked Mudros for England, 9 September 1915 (bronchitis); admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol, 22 September 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand (invalided) on board SS 'Turakina', 16 February 1916; discharged (medically unfit for Active Service although for for employment in civil life), 10 May 1916.

War service: 1 year 261 days (of which 1 year 177 days was abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body. See other entry for second period of service. Date of birth given on second attestation as 12 November 1879.
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805