George Henry DRYDEN

Regimental number8/186
Date of birth1 December 1890
Place of birthMilburn, Otago
OccupationLabourer
AddressKaitangata
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 8.5"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinUncle, J B Hagen, Circle Hill, Milburn, Otago
Previous military serviceServed in 14th (South Otago) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMilton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
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 rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 15), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to hospital, Lemnos, 19 April 1915 (measles); transferred to SS 'Andania', 5 May 1915; admitted to 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, 15 May 1915; transferred to Convalescent Camp, Mustafa, 5 June 1915.

Embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 25 June 1915; rejoined unit, 2 July 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 360 days (of which 320 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20998908