Joseph Frederick Herring ELLISDON

Regimental number12/2281
AddressKingsland Avenue, Kingsland, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, F J H Ellisdon, Kingsland Avenue, Kingsland, Auckland
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 13 June 1915
The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLieutenant
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


'For gallantry and devotion to duty in an attack near Flers on 25th September. He was leading his men with conspicuous ability when he was killed.'
Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 4 January 1917.

FateKilled in Action 26 September 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs F.J.H. Ellisdon, Kingsland Avenue, Kingsland, Auckland
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth

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