Regimental number | 12/361 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Napier |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Surveyor |
Address | Tauranga, Bay of Plenty |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, R Goulding, Gladstone Road, Parnell, Auckland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Paeroa |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Lance Sergeant |
Final unit | Survey Company, Royal Engineers, Salonika |
Fate | Discharged |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Balkans Promoted Lance Sergeant, Gallipoli, 12 June 1915. Admitted to Imbros Casualty Clearing Station, 8 July 1915; transferred to HS 'Neuralia', Imbros, 18 July 1915; admitted to and discharged from 16th Stationary Hospital and attached to Army Corps Headquarters as draughtsman, Mudros, 24 July 1915. Attached to Printing Section, Army Headquarters, Salonika, 28 February 1916. Admitted to 5th Canadian General Hospital, (Phlebotomus Fever), Salonika, 21 July 1916; discharged, 2 August 1916. Permanently attached to Survey Company, Royal Engineers, Salonika, 10 December 1916. Awarded Meritorious Service Medal, Salonika, 13 February 1917. Awarded Mentioned in Despatches by Lieutenant-General George F Milne, KCB, DSO, Commander-in-Chief of British Salonika Force, 25 March 1918. Discharged from the NZEF for re-enlistment in the Corps of Royal Engineers (Imperial Forces), appointed (Acting) Company Sergeant-Major and allotted Royal Engineers regimental number 367329, Salonika, 15 May 1918. Discharged from Imperial Forces, 20 September 1919. Medals: Meritorious Service Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 100 |
Place of burial | Pyes Pa Memorial Park Cemetery and Crematorium (Row A2, Panel 345), Tauranga, Bay of Plenty |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body NZDF Archives, Trentham Military Camp, Upper Hutt 5140 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2015
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