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Full Name: Private George Gladstone Russell
Rank Last Held: Private
Forename(s): George Gladstone
Surname: Russell
War: World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.: 10/1973
First Known Rank: Private
Next of Kin: Charles Russell (father), Rona Bay, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status: Single
Enlistment Address: Eastown, Wanganui, New Zealand
Military District: Wellington
Body on Embarkation: 4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Unit: Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation Date: 17 April 1915
Place of Embarkation: Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:
Vessel: Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination: Suez, Egypt
Page on Nominal Roll: 636
Last Unit Served: Wellington Infantry Battalion
Place of Death: Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of Death: 8 August 1915
Year of Death: 1915
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Description of Image: Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915
Further References: Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option.
Sources Used: Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
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