MEXTED, Sydney

Son of Jesse Mexted & Nancy Thompson

b. 1883 NZ - d. 1965 NZ

World War I, 1914-1918

Serial No.: 25/1180

First Known Rank: Rifleman

Occupation before Enlistment: Labourer

Next of Kin: Mrs Nancy Mexted (mother), Coal Street, Dannevirke, New Zealand

Body on Embarkation: New Zealand Rifle Brigade

Embarkation Unit: 3rd Battalion, C Company

Embarkation Date: 5 February 1916

Place of Embarkation: Wellington, New Zealand

Vessel: Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua

Destination: Suez, Egypt

France (1916)

Belgium (1917)

Sydney enlisted on 15 November 1915 at Taihape, aged 32 years. He was recorded as being 5', 11" tall with a fair complexion, light brown hair and grey eyes. His last address was Taihape. His next of kin was Mrs N Mexted (mother), Coal Street, Dannevirke.

On 25 October 1916 he was reported as missing, believed wounded 28 September. On 27 November he was sentenced in a military court to one year's imprisonment on account of being absent without leave. The sentence was suspended on 7 December. He was evacuated to hospital in England on 13 May 1917.

He served a total of 1 year 363 days, of which 1 year 201 days was served overseas. He was discharged on 13 November 1917, no longer being physically fit for active service on account of shrapnel wounds received on field service.

Source: Military documents; Auckland Cenotaph