Henry George FIELD

Regimental number10/347
Date of birth4 May 1892
Place of birthBlenheim
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Mrs Luks, Ohingaiti, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 2.5"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinFather, W E Field, High Street, Carterton
Previous military serviceServed for 18 months in Cadets; 9 months in G[arrison]A[rtillery]V[olunteers].
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitTaranaki Company, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Edward and Jane Field, High Street, Carterton
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Transferred to Machine Gun Section, Anzac Cove, 29 June 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 359 days (of which 320 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 21002656

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