Regimental number | 391 |
Place of birth | Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand |
True Name | WINEERA, Hoani Okoro |
School | Maute College, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand |
Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
Religion | Latter Day Saints |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o Mrs Hannah W Naylor, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27.6 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Hannah Naylor, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | Trois-Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 August 1915. Wounded in action, 27 August 1915 (gun shot wound, thigh), and admitted to 16th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to England, 30 August 1915, and admitted to King George Hospital, Stamford Street, London SE, 16 September 1916; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Larkhill, 1 October 1915. Appointed Temporary Sergeant, 11 September 1916; reverted to Private, 25 January 1917. Appointed EDP [Extra Duty Pay] Corporal, 1 February 1917. Appointed Acting Sergeant, 7 March 1917; reverted to the ranks, 17 July 1917. Appointed Acting Corporal without pay, 17 July 1917; reverted to the ranks, 20 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 August 1917; joined 39th Bn, in the field, 1 September 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 12 November 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), 10 February 1918 ( gun shot wounds, abdomen); admitted to 10th Australian Field Ambulance, 11 February 1918, and transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station. Died of wounds, 11 February 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, NAYLOR John Jogle |