Regimental number | 10/3882 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Palmerston North |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Hawera |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E McLean, Hawera |
Previous military service | B Company (Hawera), The Taranaki Regiment, Territorial Force |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 9th (Hawke's Bay) Company, 2nd Battalion, The Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Enlisted with rank of private and posted to B Company, 10th Reinforcements, Trentham Camp, Upper Hutt, 15 November 1915. Proceeded overseas from Wellington on board HMNZT , 4 March 1916. Disembarked Suez, Egypt, 10 April 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria, Egypt on board HMT 'Kinfauns Castle' to France, 13 April 1916; disembarked at Marseilles, France, April 1916. Taken on strength, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment, and posted to 9th (Hawke's Bay) Company, in the field, 17 May 1916. Admitted to 2nd New Zealand Field Ambulance, 18 October 1916; discharged and rejoined unit, in the field, 18 November 1916. On leave to Paris, 19 January 1918; rejoined Battalion from leave, 29 January 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 25 August 1918; rejoined Battalion from leave, 10 September 1918. Proceeds overseas to England, 14 January 1919. Marches in to Wellington Provincial Depot, Sling Camp, England, 20 January 1919. Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth, England, on board HMNZT 'Remuera', 17 March 1919. Disembarked Wellington, New Zealand, 6 May 1919. Discharged on termination of engagement, 2 June 1919. Total war service: 3 years 200 days (of which 3 years 63 days were overseas). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 95 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 11 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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