'For great gallantry in patrolling, particularly on the nights on 27/28th and 28/29th November, 1916, near Fleurbaix. On the former night he himself got into the enemy trench at Corner Fort and gained valuable information. On the latter he led a patrol of seven men. On arrival they met a superior force of the enemy who bombed them causing 4 casualties. Lance Corporal Eastgate, though himself seriously wounded about the head and arm, carried a dangerously wounded man a distance of approximately 40 yards into a place of safety, and then, owing to his own weakness from loss of blood, returned to Company Headquarters with a valuable report and directed a relief party to where he had left the wounded man.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 19 February 1917

Regimental number	25/749
Date of birth	16 July 1886
Place of birth	Fiji
Religion	Church of England
Occupation	Accountant
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	29
Height	6' 2"
Weight	196 lbs
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs Eastgate, 8 Carlton Gore Road, Auckland
Enlistment date	12 October 1915
Place of enlistment	Trentham
Rank on embarkation	Corporal
Enlistment status	Volunteer
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
	A Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, left Wellington on board three ships (HMNZT 42 'Ulimaroa', HMNZT 43 'Mokoia', and HMNZT 44 'Navua'), It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rank	Corporal
Final unit	3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Medals	Military Medal 'For great gallantry in patrolling, particularly on the nights on 27/28th and 28/29th November, 1916, near Fleurbaix. On the former night he himself got into the enemy trench at Corner Fort and gained valuable information. On the latter he led a patrol of seven men. On arrival they met a superior force of the enemy who bombed them causing 4 casualties. Lance Corporal Eastgate, though himself seriously wounded about the head and arm, carried a dangerously wounded man a distance of approximately 40 yards into a place of safety, and then, owing to his own weakness from loss of blood, returned to Company Headquarters with a valuable report and directed a relief party to where he had left the wounded man.' Source: London Gazette Date: 19 February 1917
Discharge date	12 February 1918
Other details	War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 13 March 1916. Reverted to ranks at own request, 28 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria for France, 7 April 1916. Transferred from 3rd Bn to 4th Bn, and posted to D Company, in the field, 16 June 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 17 July 1916. Wounded in action, 11 September 1916 (gun shot wound, shoulder); admitted to No 12 General Hospital, Rouen, 12 September 1916; transferred to England, 13 September 1916, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 14 September 1916; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 11 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, and attached to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 25 November 1916; marched out to rejoin unit, in the field, 25 November 1916. Wounded in action (second occasion), 28 November 1916 (gun shot wound, right elbow); admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance, 29 November 1916; transferred same day to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 17 December 1916l to England, 19 December 1916, and admitted same day to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames. Classified as unfit my Medical Board, and placed on NZ Roll. Discharged from No 2 NZ General Hospital, 6 October1917, and granted leave until 22 October1917; to report to NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay. Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Ruahine', 16 November 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 12 February 1918. Total war service: 2 years 123 days (of which 336 days were abroad) Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Sources	Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 2 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805