GEAR, David +

Son of Charles Gear & Sophia Ann Bates Moore
b. 1880 NZ - d. 1917 BELGIUM

World War I, 1914-1918
Rank Last Held: Rifleman
Serial No.: 24805
First Known Rank: Rifleman
Occupation before Enlistment: Brewer
Next of Kin: Mrs E Gear (wife), 85 Adelaide Road, Wellington, New Zealand
Body on Embarkation: New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Unit: 7th Reinforcements 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation Date: 20 August 1916
Place of Embarkation: Wellington, New Zealand
Vessel: Navua
Destination: Devonport, England
Last Unit Served: New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company
Place of Death: Ypres, Belgium
Date of Death: 26 September 1917
Age at Death: 34
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Cemetery Name: Hooge Crater Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Grave Reference: ID6.

Etaples, France (1916-17)
David enlisted on 23 May 1916 at Trentham, Upper Hutt, Wellington, aged 36 years. He was recorded as being 5', 8" tall with a fair complexion, brown hair and blue eyes. He had previous military service with the volunteer artillery. His next of kin was Mrs E Gear (wife), 85 Adelaide Road, Wellington.
He was killed in action. He was a recipient of the British War Medal and the Victory Medal; also the Volunteer Long Service Medal (Westport) -- "Son of Charles Gear & Sophia Ann Bates Moore, of 85 Adelaide Rd, Wellington, New Zealand."

Source: Military documents