Valentine Joseph EGGLESTONE

Regimental number8/1147
Date of birth10 October 1892
Place of birthLawrence
ReligionNo religious affiliation stated
OccupationClerk
Address135 Cargill Street, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 10.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, Joseph Egglestone, 135 Cargill Street, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed in Post & Telegraph Senior Cadets, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date31 August 1914
Place of enlistmentDunedin
Rank on embarkationHonorary Captain
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 rankCaptain
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 6 June 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialShrapnel 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 connectionsBrothers: 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 detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 7879909