Laurence FARRELLY

Regimental number13/796
Date of birth14 August 1892
Place of birthWellington
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarter
AddressVictoria Street, Hamilton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 7"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Farrelly, Farmer, Paeroa
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected: 'I was suffering from football accident at the time.')
Enlistment date15 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 28 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs James Farrelly, Pairoa, Hamilton
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to hospital, Zeitoun, 28 June 1915; posted to unit at Dardanelles, 16 August 1915.

Reported wounded and missing, 28 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Zeitoun, 14 January 1916, concluded: 'Wounded and missing. Now believed dead, Dardanelles, on or about 28 August 1915.'

War service: 257 days (of which 196 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21002107