Norman GASKELL

Regimental number56586
Date of birth22 May 1896
Place of birthHowick
ReligionWesleyan
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 3.5"
Weight125 lbs
Next of kinFather, A H Gaskill, Te Kowhai
Previous military serviceServed in 16th (Waikato) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date30 April 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
E Company, 29th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships: 'Mokoia' (13 August 1917) and SS 'Ruahine' (15 August 1917). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual in E Company embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 11 November 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 1B), Woking, Surrey, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur Herbert and Edith Elizabeth Gaskell, Glen Murray
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 17