William GORDON

Regimental number2/533
Date of birth19 September 1889
Place of birthAuteruhua Rough Ridge
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Address50 Hanover Street, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 8.5"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinFather, W Gordon, Oturehua, Central Otago
Previous military serviceMember of Defence Rifle Club
Enlistment date22 August 1914
Rank on embarkationGunner
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 31 March 1915
Discharge date5 May 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt

Embarked Wellington, 15 October 1914; disembarked Egypt, 4 December 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Tahiti', 31 March 1915; discharged (medically unfit, neurasthenia), 5 May 1915.

Total war service: 257 days (of which 202 days were overseas)

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