MUDGWAY, Roy Edwin

Son of Edmund William & Annie Elizabeth Mudgway

b. ca 1897 NZ

World War I, 1914-1918

Serial No.: 42868

First Known Rank: Private

Occupation before Enlistment: Baker

Next of Kin: Mrs Mudgway (mother), Main Road, Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Body on Embarkation: New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Embarkation Unit: 23rd Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company

Embarkation Date: 14 March 1917

Place of Embarkation: Wellington, New Zealand

Vessel: Ruapehu

Destination: Devonport, England

Etaples, France (1917-18)

Roy enlisted for the first time on 29 November 1916. His last address was Main Road, Upper Hutt (Wellington). His next of kin was Mrs Mudgway (mother), Main Road, Upper Hutt.

His total length of service was 2 years 174 days, of which 2 years 78 days were spent in service overseas. He was discharged on 27 June 1919.

New Zealand (1939-41)

Roy enlisted for the second time on 8 December 1939, aged 42 years. He was recorded as being 5', 6½" tall. His last address was Sinclair Street, Upper Hutt (Wellington). His next of kin was Mrs Mudgway (wife), Sinclair Street, Upper Hutt.

He was discharged on 4 January 1941 at his own request.

Source: Military documents; Auckland Cenotaph