Albert Edward GADD

Regimental number14412
Date of birth5 March 1885
Place of birthEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGardener
Next of kinFriend, Mrs Kendall, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty
Enlistment date7 March 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
The Infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunaganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 14 March 1919
Discharge date22 May 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from London on board SS 'Ionic', 14 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 22 May 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death15 February 1967 Tauranga
Age at death81
Place of burialTauranga Presbyterian Cemetery
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 4
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16784524