John William BAINBRIDGE

Regimental number10/19
Date of birth24 March 1887
Place of birthCambridge, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailwayman
AddressEliot Street, New Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 8.5"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Bainbridge, 96 Sandrock Road, Lewisham, London
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 6 March 1916
Other details

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 May 1915 (gunshot wound, back and left arm); admitted to HMT 'Southland', 9 May 1915; reported seriously ill, 13 May 1915; transferred to St Andrew's Hospital, Malta, 18 May 1915; embarked for England, 23 June 1916; to Ducie Military Hospital, Manchester, 1 July 1915; to Walton on Thames Hospital, 4 August 1915; discharged, 20 September 1915; marched into Weymouth Depot, 11 October 1915.

Admitted to Lewsham Military Hospital, 1 November 1915; transferred to No.2 London General Hospital, 14 December 1915; to Walton Hospital, 11 January 1916; to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, Egypt, 27 February 1916.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HMT 'Maheno', 6 March 1916; disembarked New Zealand, 11 April 1916; discharged (no longer fit for active service due to wounds), 10 May 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 257 days (of which 1 year 178 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death31 August 1954, Christchurch
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22272405