1914-1916

Service with the Hawkes Bay Mounted Rifles pre posting

February 8th 1916

Posted to B Squadron 13th Reinforcements Wellington Mounted Rifles- Private

March 22nd 1916

Promoted to Lance Corporal Wellington Mounted Rifles

July 10th 1916

Embarked in Wellington on the 'Waihora' 14 Reinforcements NZMR Brigade.

Officer in command- Captain Millard. Begins service this day with the

New Zealand Expeditionary Force

August 20th 1916

Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt

 

August 1916 - June 1918

Considerable transfers through this period from active duty regiments to

training regiments including involvment in the final drive up through Palestine

 

June 27th 1918

Medical Reports indicates this date for contraction of Malarial Cachexia

July 4th 1918

Evacuated from the field with Malaria by the 44th Britsh Ambulance to Jericho

July 6th 1918

Admitted to the 26th G.H Gaza

July 8th 1918

Admitted to Abbassia Hospital, Cairo

July 22th 1918

Admitted to  Aotea Hospital at Heliopolis

July 26th 1918

Admitted to Abbassia Hospital, Cairo then to Aotea (influenza attack)

August 17th 1918

Admitted to Aotea

August 20th 1918

Admitted to Abbassia,

August 28th 1918

Admitted  to Aotea (9 attacks of Malaria in total)

October 13th 1918

Discharged fron duty

October 17th 1918

Medical Report ( Ismailia) recommending war pension 40% disablement

December 14th 1918

Embarked on the SS Malta for New Zealand from Suez

January 27th 1919

Disembarked new Zealand port

January 29th 1919

Admittance to Hastings Hospital. Service completed on this day with the

New Zealand Expeditionary Force

March 28th 1919

Medical Report(Hastings) recommending war pension 25% disablement)

April 25th 1919

Certificate of Discharge from service signed on this day by

New Zealand Military Forces.

 

 

MARAEKAKHO WAR MEMORIAL HAWKES BAY NEW ZEALAND

 

My grandfathers' name is inscribed on the Maraekakaho War Memorial along side his mates some of whom were never to return.

 

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