Trooper George SUTHERLAND (1881-1915).

Service # 7/790; Trooper, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, 10th (Nelson) Company, 2nd Reinforcements, New Zealand Expeditionary Forces (NZEF).

Born 19 June 1881 - at Edgehill, Murchison, Nelson Region, South Island, New Zealand.

George was the son of Alexander & Elizabeth Sutherland - of Nelson City, South Island, New Zealand.

Prior to enlistment for war service George Sutherland was a Labourer - at Murchison, Nelson Region.

George Sutherland enlisted for war service - on 20 October 1914 - at Trentham Military Training Camp, Wellington District, North Island, New Zealand. He was 33 years of age.

At enlistment George Sutherland was posted as a Trooper with the Canterbury Mounted Rifles, 2nd Reinforcements, NZEF.

Trooper George Sutherland left New Zealand for overseas war service - with the 2nd Reinforcements NZEF - aboard HMNZ T13 "Verdala" - from Port of Wellington, North Island, New Zealand.

On 3 February 1915 Trooper Sutherland disembarked, from his transport ship from New Zealand, at Alexandria, Egypt.

Trooper Sutherland would some time later leave Egypt for active war service - at Gallipoli, Turkey.

On 17 August 1915 Trooper George Sutherland was killed in action - at Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Turkey. He was 33 years of age.

Trooper George Sutherland is commemorated on the Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Hill 60 Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey.

Trooper George Sutherland is also remembered at his hometown in New Zealand - on the Murchison War Memorial (1914-1918) - at Murchison, Nelson Region, South Island, New Zealand.

For Trooper George Sutherland's full military record refer to New Zealand Online Cenotaph : www.aucklandmuseum.com

Photo Credit: Trooper Sutherland - "Weekly News" - from the Auckland Library Heritage Collection (Auckland, New Zealand).

Photo Credit: Murchison Memorial : Ministry for Culture & Heritage (Wellington, New Zealand).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jenifer Everett