Regimental number | 49380 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dunedin |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Height | 5' 2" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Agnes Graham, 11 Crown Street, North East Valley, Dunedin |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 85 Willochra on |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: England Embarked Wellington, 9 June 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 August 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Classified by Medical Board as unfit for Active Service, 13 October 1917, and placed on NZ Roll. Marched into NZ Discharge Depot, Torquay, 3 December 1917. Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Willochra', 1 February 1918; found guilty, at sea, 21 February 1918, of (1) being on a prohibited part of the ship without authority; (2) hesitating to obey an order: forfeited 2 days' pay; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of pre-enlistment disability: defective vision), 17 April 1918. Total war service: 1 year 41 days (of which 285 days were abroad) Medal: British War Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 76 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 13 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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