Henry Albert GODFREY

Regimental number13/907
Date of birth27 November 1884
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressTe Rore via Pirongia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 9"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinFather, Henry Godfrey, 38 Hestercombe Avenue, Fulham, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 23 Waitomo on 17 April 1915
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 28 August 1915
Place of burialHill 60 Cemetery (Special Memorial 26), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Mr H. Godfrey, 38 Hestercombe Avenue, Fulham, London, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Posted to unit, Gallipoli, 23 August 1915.

Reported missing, 28 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Sarpi Camp, Lemnos, 31 October 1915, concluded: 'Reasonable to suppose Dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 16786799