Douglas GIFFORD-MOORE

Regimental number10/412
Date of birth22 August 1889
Place of birthHokitika
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address39 River Bank, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 11"
Weight172 lbs
Next of kinFather, C S Gifford-Moore, PO Box 152, Wanganui
Previous military serviceServed in the 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
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 rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unit1st Battalion, The Wellington Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 10 March 1917
Discharge date17 October 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth, England, on board HT 'Remuera', 16 March 1917; discharged, 10 October 1917

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death28 October 1950
Age at death61
Place of burialAramoho Cemetery (cremated - ashes buried in cemetery rose garden, Plot A, Row 2), Whanganui
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7880541

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