Regimental number | 8/897 |
Date of birth | |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Moulder |
Address | Wakefield Avenue, Christchurch |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 129 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, R F Atkinson, Conference Street, Christchurch |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the [indecipherable]; not serving in any military force at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
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 | Private |
Final unit | Otago Infantry Battalion |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Ulimaroa', 1 July 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service: chronic synovitis, left knee), 21 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 75 |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24054235 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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