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Alquist Charles Alexander
New Zealander Rifleman 2nd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade 28 21 august 1889 , Canvastown , Marlborough 7 june 1917 Son of Alex and Alice Alquist of Canvastown ,Marlborough Single Bushman 5'9" = 1.75 m 156 lbs = 70.7 kg Fair complexion Brown Blue None Church of England Kandahar Farm Cemetery Plot II , Row A , Stone 23 |
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10 january 1916 11 january 1916 6 april 1916 31 may 1916 6 june 1916 5 august 1916 3 september 1916 18 november1916 1 december 1916 7 january 1917 5 february 1917 7 june 1917 |
Enlisted Joined the 4th Reserve Coy. at Trentham Camp Transferred to 13th Reinforcements at Featherston Embarked at Wellington Offence : Failed to embark troopship at Adelaide, Australia (stopover) When on leave deserted His Majesty Service Under arrest , returned to New Zealand Not guilty on first charge Guilty on second charge * When on active service absenting himself without leave in that he at Adelaide on 8 june 1916 absented himelf from the Transport ' Willochra' thereby missing his passage. Testimony in his defence : ' I do not know what date exactly but I think it was the 7th of June I obtained leave to go to Adelaide. While I was strolling round the town I met a friend, R. Sinclair. He took me with Private Philip Gunn round thi splace and we stopped too long and missed the troop train down and got on wrong train to Semaphore. We took train back to Adelaide and took next train to Port and got there at 9 pm. We reported ourselves on Australian Troopship ' Afric' and slept there all night. In morning we were sent up to Naval Depot at Port Laags and stayed there until after dinner and we were sent back to the Australian Troopship. No room for us there and we were sent up to Exhibition Camp and while there we were put under the charge of Captain Hutton and used to drill and have same priviliges as Australian soldiers. Penalty: 7 days detention Embarked at Wellington , per HMNZT 'Pakeha' Disembarked at Devonport , Engaldn and attached to the Reserve Group at Sling Camp Qualified as a marksman Proceeded overseas from Sling Camp , England and attached to the Base Depot at Etaples , France Joined the 2nd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade in the field Killed in action |
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Boulton Philip Rupert
New Zealander Corporal 2nd Bn. Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 23 6 december 1893, Christchurch 7 june 1917 Son of William John Philip Boulton and Blanche Plumley Boulton, of Christchurch, New Zealand Single Mercantile mariner at the Union Steam Ship Coy. 5'6" = 1.67m 157 lbs = 71.2 kg Fresh complexion Dark brown Brown Mole under right nipple Church of England Kandahar Farm Cemetery Plot II , Row A , Stone 20 |
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13 february 1915 9 august 1915 23 august 1915 27 august 1915 21 october 1915 27 october 1915 10 february 1916 6 july 1916 24 august 1916 5 september 1916 26 september 1916 9 december 1916 16 december 1916 22 december 1916 4 february 1917 26 may 1917 7 june 1917 |
Enlisted at Trentham Camp and posted to 'C' Coy. 5th Reinforcements Joined the Battalion at the Dardenelles - Gallipoli campaign Admitted to 16th Casualty Clearing Station with entiritis Transferred to N°3 Australian General Hospital at Mudros Embarked per HS 'Aquitania' at Mudros for England Admitted to Alexandra Hospital , Cosham , England Returned to duty and posted to New Zealand Base Depot , Grey Towers Admitted sick to Codford Hospital Returned to duty at Sling Camp from hospital and was posted to the 2nd Canterbury Regiment Proceeded to France and attached to the New Zealand Base Depot , Etaples Joined unit in the field Appointed Temporary Corporal Admitted to the Northumbrian Casualty Clearing Station sick Rejoined unit Appointed Corporal Appointed Acting Lance Sergeant Died of wounds received the same day |
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Union Steam Ship Coy. office , New Zealand
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Hospital Ship Aquitania
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New Zealand Hospital , Codford
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Bray Harold Roy
New Zealander Sapper N°2 Field Coy. New Zealand Engineers 22 14 april 1894, Onehunga , New Zealand 9 april 1917 Son of Thomas George and Phoebe Bray, of Campbell Rd., Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand Single Carpenter 5'7" = 1.70 m 9 stone and 7 lbs = 60.3 kg Fair complexion Brown Grey None Church of England Kandahar Farm Cemetery Plot I , Row C , Stone 1 |
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28 october 1915 8 january 1916 12 february 1916 9 march 1916 8 april 1916 30 august 1916 4 september 1916 7 september 1916 25 september 1916 27 september 1916 9 april 1917 |
Enlisted at Trentham and was posted to 'A' Coy , 9th Reinforcements Embarked at Wellington per HMNZT ' Maunganui' Disembarked at Suez , Egypt Transferred from 'A' Coy , 9th Reinforcements to N°2 Field Coy. New Zealand Engineers at Moascar , Egypt Embarked at Alexandria , per SS 'Ascania, for France Admitted with influenza to the 101st Field Ambulance , later transferred to Corps Rest Station Admitted to N°9 General Hospital , Rouen and trasnferrred to N°2 Convalescent Depot at Etaples Taken on strength New Zealand General Base Depot Detached to the N°2 Field Coy. New Zealand Engineers Rejoined unit in the field Wounded in action and died the same day |
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Burns John
New Zealander Rifleman 2nd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade 21 14 april 1896 , Kaitangata , New Zealand 7 june 1917 Son of Robert and Jeannie Burns, of Kaitangata, New Zealand. His brother Burns Eric was also killed : - Rifleman , New Zealand Rifle Bde. - 12 october 1917 - Poelcapelle British Cemetery Single Miner at Kaitangata Coal Mining Coy. 5'8" = 1.72 m 154 lbs = 69.8 kg Dark complexion Black Grey blue Ear ache both ears Hammer toe left foot Presbyterian Kandahar Farm Cemetery Plot II , Row A , Stone 31 |
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1 june 1916 23 august 1916 23 september 1916 18 november 1916 1 december 1916 9 december 1916 10 december 1916 17 january 1917 15 march 1917 7 june 1917 |
Enlisted at Trentham and posted to 'G' Coy 17th Reinforcements Offence : Disobeying orders Penalty : 5 days confined to barracks Embarked at Wellington per HMNZT 'Pakeha' Disembarked at Devonport , England and taken on strength 5th Reserve Battalion , Sling Camp Qualified as marksman Marched out to France Attached to the New Zealand General Base Depot at Etaples Joined 2nd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade in the field and posted to "C" Coy. Offence : Being out of the billets after 9pm Penalty : Deprived 8 days pay Wounded in action and died the same day at the 2nd New Zealand Field Ambulance |
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Kaitangata Coal Mine Coy
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Fransham Stanley
New Zealander Private New Zealand Machine Gun Corps 21 20 june 1895, Auckland , New Zealand 7 june 1917 Son of Benjamin H. and Sarah E. Fransham, of Whitford, Auckland, New Zealand. Single Farm hand 5'6" = 1.67 m 10 stone 5 lbs = 65.7 kg Fair complexion Light Brown Blue None Church of England Kandahar Farm Cemetery Plot II , Row A , Stone 30 |
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2 may 1916 19 august 1916 25 october 1916 2 november 1916 18 december 1916 7 february 1917 9 february 1917 7 june 1917 |
Enlisted at Trentham and posted to 'E' Coy. 16th Reinforcements Embarked at Wellington per HMNZT ' Aparima' Disembarked at Devonport , England and marched into Sling Camp Marched out to New Zealand Machine Gun Depot , Grantham Posted to N°4 New Zealand Machine Gun Coy. Proceeded to France Embarked at Southampton Died at N°2 New Zealand Field Ambulance of wounds received at Messines |
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Hall Thomas Bernard
New Zealander Private 1st Bn. Wellington Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 20 12 september 1896 , Taranaki 8 june 1917 Son of James and Julia Hall, of Albert Rd., New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. Single Farmer 6' = 1.82 m 11 stone 4 lbs = 71.6 kg Dark complexion Black Grey None Roman Catholic Kandahar Farm Cemetery Plot II , Row A , Stone 16 |
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24 july 1916 17 october 1916 15 november 1916 29 january 1917 1 march 1917 3 march 1917 9 may 1917 25 may 1917 3 june 1917 8 june 1917 |
Enlisted at Trentham and posted to 'B' Coy. 19th Reinforcements Offence : Overstaying leave from 16 october 1916 17 october 1916 11h15 Penalty : 3 days confined to barracks and 1 day pay Embarked at Wellington per HMNZT ' Tahiti ' or ' Manganui' Disembarked at Devonport and attached to strength New Zealand Training Battalion , Sling Camp Marched out to France Marched in at the New Zealand General Base Depot , Etaples , France Admitted , with influenza, to the General Hospital Taken on strength New Zealand General Base Depot , Etaples Joined the 1st Bn. Wellington Regiment in the field Killed in action at Messines |
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Hamilton Thomas Cyril
British Private 2nd Bn. Otago Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 23 27 april 1894 , London 7 june 1917 Only son of Donald and Mary Hamilton, of London, England. Single Labourer 5'4" = 1.62 m 150 lbs = 68 kg Dark complexion Dark Brown Anglican Kandahar Farm Cemetery Plot II , Row A , Stone 34 |
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25 july 1916 15 november 1916 29 january 1917 1 march 1917 3 march 1917 30 march 1917 7 june 1917 |
Enlisted at Trentham and posted to 'F' Coy. 19th Reinforcements Embarked per HMNT' Maunganui' at Wellington Disembarked at Devonport , England and marched into Sling Camp Proceeded to France Marched in the New Zealand General Base Depot at Etaples , France Joined the 14th Coy. 2nd Bn. Otrago Regiment in the field Died of wounds received at Messines |
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Henderson William Charles
New Zealander Private 2nd Bn. Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 23 7 august 1893 ,Irwell , New Zealand 20 may 1917 Son of William and Mary Henderson, of Irwell, Ellesmere, New Zealand. Single Farm labourer 5'4" = 1.62 m 126 lbs = 57.1 kg Dark complexion Black Brown None Presbyterian Kandahar Farm Cemetery Plot I , Row D , Stone 23 |
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2 may 1916 22 august 1916 23 september 1916 18 november 1916 22 november 1916 8 december 1916 10 december 1916 7 january 1917 20 may 1917 |
Enlisted at Trentham and posted to 'C' Coy. 16th Reinforcements Transferred to 'C' Coy. 17th Reinforcements Embarked at Wellington per HMNZT 'Pakeha' Disembarked at Devonport , England and marched into Sling Camp Taken on strength 1st Bn. Canterbury Regiment at Sling Camp Proceeded to France Taken on strength New Zealand General Base Depot at Etaples Joined 2nd Bn. in the field and was posted to 18th Coy. Killed in action at Messines |
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Johanson William George
New Zealander Sergeant 3rd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade 28 17 october 1888 , Fielding , New Zealand 8 june 1917 Son of George and Sarah Jane Johanson, of Manunui, Hamilton, New Zealand. Single Labourer 6'1" = 1.85 m 145 lbs = 65.7 kg Fair complexion Brown Blue None Church of England Kandahar Farm Cemetery Plot II , Row A , Stone 22 |
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11 october 1915 4 february 1916 5 february 1916 13 march 1916 7 april 1916 3 june 1916 6 august 1916 13 august 1916 25 september 1916 1 january 1917 16 april 1917 4 may 1917 5 may 1917 8 june 1917 |
Enlisted at Trentham and posted to 'B' Coy. 3rd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade Appointed Lance Corporal Embarked per HMNZT ' Ulimaroa' at Wellington Disembarked at Suez , Egypt Embarked at Alexandria , Egypt for France Appointed Corporal in the field To Grenade School Rejoined unit Appointed Temporary Sergeant Promoted Sergeant Admitted to N°3 New Zealand Field Ambulance with mumps Transferred to N°7 General Hospital , St. Omer Discharged to duty Rejoined 3rd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade in the field Died of wounds received at Messines |
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Johnston Cameron Gordon
New Zealander Second Lieutenant 1st Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade 24 28 july 1892 , Petone , Wellington 7 june 1917 Son of Charles William and Elspet Johnston of Petone, Wellington, New Zealand. Husband of Mrs. Audrey Theodora Gibson , Wellington Married 31 december 1915 at St. John's Chruch , Wellington Engineering draughtsman , New Zealand Railways 5'11" = 1.80 m 154 lbs = 89.8 kg Fair complexion Black Brown None Presbyterian Kandahar Farm Cemetery Plot II , Row A , Stone 24 |
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10 august 1914 11 august 1914 29 august 1914 10 march 1915 22 march 1915 23 march 1915 19 october 1915 20 october 1915 4 november 1915 5 march 1916 25 july 1916 3 october 1916 23 october 1916 24 october 1916 25 october 1916 29 october 1916 9 january 1917 24 january 1917 12 march 1917 30 march 1917 31 march 1917 2 april 1917 11 april 1917 3 may 1917 7 june 1917 |
Enlisted at Wellington and posted to the Railway Battalion , New Zealand Engineers Embarked for Samoa Arrived at Apia , Samoa Embarked per HMNZT ' Talune' at Apia , Samoa Disembarked Wellington , New Zealand Discharged Enlisted at Trentham Promoted Corporal Transferred to Quarter Masters Stores Promoted Second Lieutenant posted to the 14th Reinforcements Embarked at Wellington per HMNZT ' Waitemata' Disembarked at Devonport , England and marched into Sling Camp , posted to 5th Reserve Battalion Posted to 1st Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade Proceeded to France Marched in New Zealand General Base Depot , Etaples Joined 1st Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade in the field and posted to 'A' Coy. Detached to Divisional School Rejoined Battalion Detached to Cable Burying Party Admitted to N°3 New Zealand Field Ambulance with rubella Transferred to the Midland Casualty Clearing Station Transferred to th 14th Stationary Hospital , Boulogne Sick leave to England Rejoined Battalion in the field Killed in action at Messines |
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Kaa Pekama
Maori origin Captain New Zealand Pioneer Battalion 23 11 july 1894 ,Rangitukia 14 august 1917 Son of Panikena and Matewa Kaa, of Rangitukia, Waiapu, New Zealand Single Rangitukia School where he won the Makanui Scholarship Te Aute College Junior Civil Servant at the Department of Agriculture 5'10" = 1.78 m 168 lbs = 76 kg Fair complexion Black Brown None Church of England Kandahar Farm Cemetery Plot II , Row G , Stone 10 |
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12 june 1915 1 september 1915 18 september 1915 26 october 1915 7 march 1916 9 march 1916 9 april 1916 May 1916 August 1916 1 october 1916 30 july 1917 August 1917 7 august 1917 11 august 1917 14 august 1917 |
Enlisted in the 2nd Maori Regiment at Tuparoa , New Zealand Promoted Second Lieutenant Embarked per HMNZT ' Waitemata' at Wellington for Suez , Egypt Disembarked at Suez , Egypt Marched out to Ismaila Zeitoun , Egypt Attached to the NZ Pioneer Battalion Embarked at Port Said for France Fought at Armentières , France , digging trenches and going on raiding parties. Active at the Somme where they dug what became the famous communication trench 'Turk Lane' and 'Fish Alley' (or French Lane) Promoted Lieutenant Proceeded on leave Enough Maori reinforcements had arrived to make a complete NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion of 928 men. Promoted Captain and posted as Grenade Officer Returned from leave Killed in action at the Battle of Polygon Wood , Zonnebeke An eye witness account of his death by one of his men : 'He and several of his men were caught by shell fire while in a very awkward sector of trench. Some were killed outright, and Lieut. Kaa and several others were wounded. He resolutely refused to allow the stretcher-bearers to lift him until his wounded men were carried to safety. Before he could be rescued, another shell burst, and he was killed on the spot.' |
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McPeak Albert James
New Zealander Rifleman 2nd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade 22 16 july 1894, Mauriceville , Wairarapa 20 may 1917 Son of John and Margaret McPeak, of Grey St., Woodville, New Zealand. Single Master butcher 5'6" = 1.67 m 10 stone 4 lbs = 65.3 kg Fair complexion Dark brown Blue None Roman Catholic Kandahar Farm Cemetery Plot I , Row D , Stone 24 |
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8 february 1916 29 may 1916 4 june 1916 13 june 1916 26 july 1916 27 july 1916 12 august 1916 13 august 1916 25 august 1916 20 may 1917 |
Enlisted at Trentham and posted to 'E' Coy. 13th Reinforcements Embarked at Wellington per HMNZT ' Tofua' Admitted to ships hospital Discharged ship hospital Disembarked at Devonport , England Attached to strength 5th Reserve Battalion at Sling Camp Marched out to France Attached to the New Zealand General Base Depot Transferred to 'A' Coy 2nd Bn. 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade Accidentally killed Witness report Rifleman Moloughney W.J. : 'On the afternoon of the 20th near my bivouac at Rat Alley after cleaning my revolver I loaded it and fired one round . Rifleman McPeak then asked for a shot and I pased him the revolver. He loaded the revolver . I passed him two rounds but I don't know whether he loaded one or two chambers . After loading he fired one round at a tin in the bank and handed the revolver to Lance Corporal Carlile. I was standing on the right and McPeak on the left of Carlisle who was holding the revolver in front of him . He cocked the hammer and was rotating the magazine when McPeak moved forward then staggered forward saying " I've got it" . He then turned round and made off along the duckwalks towards the Dressing Station . The revolver in question was a Webley. There was no one else present.' Finding of Court of Inquiry : ' Rifleman McPeak was fatally wounded by the discharge of the revolverin the hands of Lance Corporal Carlile. There is no evidence of carelessness on the part of Lance Corporal Carlile and the death of Rifleman McPeak I consider purely accidental.'. Major W.G. Bishop |
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Primmer Jacob Hope
Scottish Captain New Zealand Field Artillery 32 12 march 1885 , Fife , Scotland 12 june 1917 killed by lightning Son of Pastor Jacob and Jessie Primmer, of Dunfermline, Scotland Husband of Melaine S. Forbes, of 6, Granville Terrace, Belleknowes, Dunedin, New Zealand. They married , in London, on 9 march 1912 Children : - Kathleen Melanie Forbes Primmer born 10 january 1914 , Palmerston , New Zealand. Educated at Dunfermline High School and qualified at The Royal (Dick) Veterinary College , Edinburgh , Scotland as a veterinarian. Veterinary Surgeon New Zealand Goverment Presbyterian Kandahar Farm Cemetery Plot II , Row D , Stone 25 |
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Robbins William Douglas
British Private 1st Bn. Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 35 7 february 1882, Kingston , England 5 may 1917 Son of W. and Emma Robbins, of 9, Heatherdene Mansions, Richmond, Surrey, England Single Storekeeper 5'8" = 1.72 m 10 stone = 63.5 kg Fresh complexion Brown Hazel None Church of England Kandahar Farm Cemetery Plot I , Row D , Stone 19 |
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30 may 1916 18 july 1916 21 july 1916 25 september 1916 21 november 1916 16 december 1916 5 may 1917 |
Enlisted at Trentham and posted to 'A' Coy. 17th Reinforcements Admitted to Featherston Camp Hospital with influenza Returned to unit Embarked at Wellington Per HMNZT ' Devon' Disembarked at Devonport , England and posted to the Reserve Battalion at Sling Camp Proceeded to France Died of wounds |
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Smith Richard
New Zealander Private 2nd Bn. Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 21 19 september 1895 , Milton , New Zealand 8 june 1917 Son of John and Annie Smith, of Milton, New Zealand. Single Factory hand at Kilpatrick & Son , Nelson 5'3" = 1.60 m 8 stone 3lbs = 52.1 kg Dark complexion Black Brown None Church of England Kandahar Farm Cemetery Plot II , Row A , Stone 9 |
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29 march 1916 28 may 1915 24 june 1916 22 august 1916 27 august 1916 27 september 1916 13 october 1916 5 april 1917 22 may 1917 8 june 1917 |
Enlisted at Trentham and posted to 'C' Coy. 14th Reinforcements Offence : Overstaying leave Penalty : Forfait 1 days pay Embarked at Wellington per HMNZT 'Tahiti ' or 'Maunganui' Disembarked at Devonport , England Marched out to Otago Regiment from 3rd Reserve Training Battalion at Sling Camp Proceeded to France and attached to the New Zealand General Base Depot at Etaples Joined 2nd Bn. Canterbury Regiment in the field Offence : Absent from roll call 8.30 Penalty : 4 days confined to barracks Offence : Drunkness Penalty : 14 days Field Punishment N°2 and forfeited 14 days pay. Died at N°2 New Zeland Field Ambulance of wounds received at Messines |
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Watson Frederick William
New Zealander Second Lieutenant N°3 Coy. New Zealand Machine Gun Corps 26 7 july 1890 , Ashburton , New Zealand 7 june 1917 Son of F. H. and Margaret Watson, of Bulls, New Zealand Single Surveyor at the Government Survey Department , Auckland 5'6" = 1.67 m 10 stone 10 lbs = 68 kg Dark complexion Black Brown None Anglican Distinguished Conduct Medal Mentioned in despatches Kandahar Farm Cemetery Plot II , Row A , Stone 25 
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Enlisted at Auckland Passec medical examination and posted to the Auckland Infantry Battalion Embarked at Wellington per HMNZT ' Star of India ' or 'Waimana' for Suez , Egypt Disembarked at Suez , Egypt Embarked from Alexandria , Egypt to the Dardanelles Promoted Corporal Admitted to N°2 Australian Stationary Hospital , Mudros , Greece with diarrhoea Rejoined unit Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal Promoted Sergeant Admitted to Hospital Ship Scotia with septic hand Transferred to New Zealand General Hospital , Cairo with diarrhoea and septic hand Attached to strength , Mustapha , Egypt Admittedbto Convalescent Hospital , Mustapha with gastro enteritis Embarked for England ex Alexandria Admitted to N°2 Southern General Hospital at Bristol Mentioned in despatches action in the Dardanelles Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal DCM Citation : 'For conspicious gallantry on the 7th August 1915 at Chunuk Bair , Dardanelles, whene he twice crossed a heavily fire-swept zone to carry forward ammuniation. Later he brought in a wounded man under heavy fire ' Attached to strength at Hornchurch Camp , England Admitted to hospital , Walton on Thames Attached to strength at Hornchurch Camp , England Transferred to Codford Camp Transferred to Sling Camp Posted to strength in the field - France Evacuated to Base to be Second Lieutenant Marched in from Division , Etaples Proceeded to England for training as reinforcement Machine Gun officer Having reported to N°5 Depot , Machine Gun Corps at Grantham Left for France Marched into New Zealand General Base Depot at Camiers Taken on strength N°3 Coy. New Zealand Machine Gun Corps in the field Killed in action at Messines |
