Archibald Kerr ARTHUR-WORSOP

Regimental number3/169a
Date of birth1 January 1884
Place of birthNaseby, Central Otago
ReligionChurch of England
Address22 Argyle Street, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 6.5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinJ K Arthur-Worsop, 22 Argyle Street, Wanganui
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Ambulance
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Star of India on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Medical Corps
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 30 May 1916
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialWaitara Cemetery (Block 7, Plot 134), New Zealand
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Hurnall and Jane Kerr Arthur-Worsop (nee McGaw), 36 Camberwell Road, Hawera; Wife: Margaret Honor Leigh-Lye (formerly Arthur-Worsop), 32 Muswell Hill, London, England
Discharge date18 August 1916
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3/154 Pte Francis Henry ARTHUR-WORSOP, New Zealand Medical Corps, killed in action, 9 May 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Rotorua', 30 May 1916; discharged (medically unfit: shrapnel wound, head, right leg), 18 August 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Ambulance/Main Body
Date of death21 July 1921
Age at death37
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21893098

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