Lionel Richard BADDELEY

Regimental number11/566
Date of birth4 December 1888
Place of birthWanganui
Other NamesLionel Richard Logan
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressKakatahi, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 7"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinR Baddeley, Kakatahi, Wanganui
Previous military serviceServed in Wanganui College Cadets; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHawera
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 20 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialWalker's Ridge Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 5), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Jane Baddeley, Kakatahi, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805