Regimental number | 8/1147 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Lawrence |
Religion | No religious affiliation stated |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 135 Cargill Street, Dunedin |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Egglestone, 135 Cargill Street, Dunedin |
Previous military service | Served in Post & Telegraph Senior Cadets, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Honorary Captain |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
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 rank | Captain |
Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No 2), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the late Joseph and Mary Jane Egglestone, 135 Cargill Street, Dunedin |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 51267 Arthur Ronald EGGLESTONE; 8/1070 Lt Richard Ewen EGGLESTONE, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 2-3 May 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Board of Enquiry, 29 January 1916, concluded: 'Killed in action, 6 June 1915'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 7879909 |