Herbert Harold GASKIN

Regimental number10/573
Date of birth15 July 1891
Place of birthCarterton, Wairarapa
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTelegraph Linesman
Addressc/o Post and Telegraph Department, Dannevirke
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 8.5"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Esther Jane Gaskin, Belvedere Road, Carterton
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham Military Camp, Upper Hutt
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 unit17th (Ruahine) Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion
FateDied of wounds 8 June 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialSuez War Memorial Cemetery (Plot C, Grave No 52), Suez, Egypt
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, 8 May 1915; evacuated to Egypt onboard HMT 'Southland' (gunshot wounds left hip and left foot), 9 May 1915; admitted 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt (gun shot wounds, pelvis, severe), 15 May 1915. Died of wounds, Government Hospital, Suez, Egypt, 8 June 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16785157

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