| Full Name: |
Second Lieutenant Ewart Linley Wells |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Second Lieutenant |
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| Forename(s): |
Ewart Linley |
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| Surname: |
Wells |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
10/2029 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Second Lieutenant |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Schoolmaster (Wanganui Collegiate) |
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| Next of Kin: |
Arthur Wells (father), 25 Cornwallis Gardens, Hastings, England |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Hadfield House, Collegiate School, Wanganui, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
4th Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Wellington Infantry Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
17 April 1915 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo |
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| Destination: |
Suez,Egypt (25 May 1915) |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
Vol1 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
767 |
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| Campaigns: |
Gallipoli |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Wellington Infantry Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Date of Death: |
8 August 1915 |
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| Age at Death: |
31 |
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| Year of Death: |
1915 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey |
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| Memorial Reference: |
17 |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Son of Arthur Wells, F.R.I.B.A., of 25 Cornwallis Gardens, Hastings, England.
- Gained commission as Second Lieutenant on 16 January 1915 (Studholme 1928).
- "Came from England to Wanganui as a master in May, 1914, and was appointed tutor of Hadfield House in succession to Mr Hodges. In the short space of two terms he established himself firmly in the life and affections of the school. He at once interested himself in the Cadet Corps and the workshop, was captain of No. 6 Coy., and given a commission in the N.Z. Territorials. He planned and supervised the building of the cricket shed, which in its unpretentious usefulness stands as a symbol of his own character. In the class-room, he inspired as well as taught, out of it his kindliness and sincerity earned for him the friendship and respect of all. He was one of those whose presence enriches the community they serve, and it was with a sense of vital loss that we heard that he would not return to us again. He accompanied the 4th Reinforcements, and spent only four days in Egypt before sailing for Gallipoli. He died from wounds received at Chunuk Bair on the morning of August 8th, his company commander, a distinguished old boy of the School, referring to him as 'a very gallant soldier who had shown himself just what an officer ought to be.'" (In Memoriam, 1914-1918 [Wanganui Collegiate School])
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait |
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| Further References: |
- Cunningham, W.H., Treadwell, C.A.L., and Hanna, J.S., The Wellington Regiment - N.Z.E.F., 1914 - 1919, Ferguson and Osborn, Wellington, 1928, p. 396.
- In Memoriam, 1914-1918 [Wanganui Collegiate School], Wanganui Chronicle Co. Ltd. [printer], Wanganui, 1919[?]
- Studholme, J., 1928, Record of personal services during the war of officers, nurses, and first-class warrant officers; and other facts relating to the N.Z.E.F., Government Printer, Wellington, p. 306.
- Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option.
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
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| Previous Military Experience: |
- Cadet Corps
- NZ Territorials
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