George DUFFILL

Regimental number10/626
Date of birth1888
Place of birthHawera
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationElectrician
AddressInglewood
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 8
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinJohn Duffill, Inglewood
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
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 rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 6), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: John A. Duffill, Argyle Street, Hawera, Taranaki
Medals

Gold Medal (Serbia)

'For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 15 February 1917

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: Serbian Gold Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body. Surname incorrectly entered on Archives Archway as DUFFIELD.
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20999054

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