| Regimental number | 8/139 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Oturehua |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Address | Oturehua |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 11.75" |
| Weight | 176 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William Gordon, Oturehua |
| Previous military service | Served 10 months in the Royal New Zealand Field Artillery; enlisted 8 February 1913; purchased discharge at own request, 8 December 1913; served for 18 months in the North Otago Regiment; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Alexandria, 3 December 1914. [Form B103 missing from file: details recorded on period December 1914-June 1917.] Promoted Sergeant, 9 January 1917. Reported wounded in action, 14 June 1917 (gun shot wound, left hand: slight), and admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, 15 June 1917; transferred to England and admitted to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 18 June 1917; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 10 July 1917; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 5 November 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital (Venereal Section), Codford, 31 January 1918; discharged, 4 March 1918. Transferred to NZ Machine Gun Corps, 16 April 1918, and proceeded to Training Depot, Grantham. Detached for course of instruction at Machine Gun School, Harrowby, 13 May 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 August 1918; joined Bn, in the field, 27 August 1918, and posted to C Company. Reported wounded in action (second occasion), 15 September 1918 (gun shot wound, right scalp and right elbow); transferred to England, 19 September 1918, and admitted same day to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames; transferred to NZ Convalescent hospital, Hornchurch, 8 October 1918; discharged to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 18 October 1918; marched into Machine Gun Training Depot, Grantham, 21 November 1918; marched into Sling Camp from Grantham, 7 January 1919. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Zealandic', 18 January 1919; discharged, 29 March 1919. Total war service: 4 years 221 days (of which 4 years 137 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 79 |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |