Capt P J Jory DSO NZMC

[Guest]

Hello - I am researching the grandfather of a friend. The man in question is Capt Philip John Jory DSO NZMC who served at Gallipoli and was injured on the 21st/22nd August 1915. I am trying to establish if he served with any particular Battalion or one of the Field Ambulances or Hospitals. Given he was injured on the 21st/22nd Aug I think there is a good chance he was with a Battalion, possibly the Otago Bn as he was originally from Otago. [Edit: No mention of him in the History of the Otago Regiiment in the Great War] [2nd Edit: Now established he was the MO with the Auckland Mounted Rifles at Gallipoli]

I have exhausted any leads in the UK. Any additional information to what I have below would be extremely welcome......especially I would like to establish which unit he served in, so any NZ specialists out there please feel free to add as much as you can....

Jory, Philip John, D.S.O. (1892– ).

Aural surgeon. Philip Jory, the elder brother of Norman Adams Jory (below), was born at Port Chalmers on 1 March 1892. He was educated at Nelson College, and at the University of Otago, New Zealand, where he obtained a senior scholarship. After four years' war service (1914–18) he specialised as an ear, nose, and throat surgeon and became surgeon at St. George's, Mount Vernon, Barnet General, Woodford Jubilee, and Harpenden Memorial Hospitals. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and is a former president of the Otology Section. During the Second World War he served as a Colonel in the RAMC. Philip Jory has been living in retirement at Old Felixstowe, Suffolk, since 1958.

The New Zealand Infantry Brigade consisted of four Battalions (I assume each would have had its own Medical Officer - Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington and Otago) He may have been with the Otago Bn (??) or possibly at one of the Field Ambulances or Field Hospitals, but given he was injured on 22nd I suspect he was with a Regiment. The NZ Brigade held the extreme left flank with the Indian Brigade (mostly 6th Gurkhas and 14th Sikhs) who attacked Hill 60 on the night of 22/22 Aug 1915. It is possible that he was wounded during this battle (It was slaughter).

He also served in WWII which is reasonably rare for WWI veterans, so he must have a chest full of medals.His brother is also mentioned. I found the citation for the DSO in the British Medical Journal of 14th June 1919 (Birthday Honours). He was then a Major (Temporary Lt Col) with 2nd Field Ambulance NZ AMC.

Also from the NZ Medical Journal Vol 118 No 1213 ISSN 1175 8716 (see attached link - pp 132-136) an article on the students from Otago Medical School who served in WWI. Mentions PJ Jory

http://www.nzma.org....425/content.pdf

. It indicates there was an obituary in the Lancet which might also give some leads.

"PJ Jory remained in Britain after World War 1 as an eminent ENT specialist. In World War 2, he commanded a military general hospital and went on to a spell as a ship's surgeon. When he died in 1973, the Lancet recalled him as "Wise and good, humorous and kind, and in all his many interests eager and generous."

His brother, Jory, Norman Adams(1896– ).Aural surgeon.Norman Jory was born at Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand, on 27 July 1896. He was educated at Auckland Grammar School and graduated bachelor of science at Auckland University College, where he won both junior and senior scholarships. He proceeded to St. Bartholomew's Hospital and College in London to study for F.R.C.S. He is now aural surgeon at St. Bartholomew's and a consultant to London County Council hospitals. Jory served in the First World War as a Lieutenant in the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, while in the Second World War he was an ear, nose, and throat surgeon in the Emergency Medical Service. He is vice-president of the Otology Section of the Royal Society of Medicine.

http://www.teara.gov...-biographies/32

Many thanks in advance. Regards MG

[JoMH]

Hello Martin,

Capt Jory's personnel file is available to order through Archives New Zealand. It costs something like $20 NZ to order (I can't quite remember & the fee may have changed since I last used it), and once ordered, the file is digitised and available for others to read on line. (I, for one, would be very interested to read his file...)

His number is given as 2/657a - '2' indicates the Royal New Zealand Artillery, and the 'a' indicates that he changed regiments at some point.

Joanna

[Guest]

Hello Martin,

Capt Jory's personnel file is available to order through Archives New Zealand. It costs something like $20 NZ to order (I can't quite remember & the fee may have changed since I last used it), and once ordered, the file is digitised and available for others to read on line. (I, for one, would be very interested to read his file...)

His number is given as 2/657a - '2' indicates the Royal New Zealand Artillery, and the 'a' indicates that he changed regiments at some point.

Joanna

Hi Joanna. Fantastic. Many thanks. M

[Guest]

Hello Martin,

Capt Jory's personnel file is available to order through Archives New Zealand. It costs something like $20 NZ to order (I can't quite remember & the fee may have changed since I last used it), and once ordered, the file is digitised and available for others to read on line. (I, for one, would be very interested to read his file...)

His number is given as 2/657a - '2' indicates the Royal New Zealand Artillery, and the 'a' indicates that he changed regiments at some point.

Joanna

Hi Joanna - I have spent 2 hours on the website and still can't fathom out how I can order the document online. from overseas. The system keeps asking me for a reader number.... any pointers? Regards M

[Bardess]

Hi Martin. Once you have located the file, press "order details" which takes you to another page stating the details required to order the file along with their email address. reference@archives.govt.nz. A confirmation email will then be sent to you stating the charges

Not sure if this will work

[Guest]

Hi Martin. Once you have located the file, press "order details" which takes you to another page stating the details required to order the file along with their email address. reference@archives.govt.nz. A confirmation email will then be sent to you stating the charges

Not sure if this will work

Hi Bardess - the link takes me to a file that has restricted access. searching Jory in the Archives generates 73 names, of which 2 are the right man...the one you highlight and there is another one a few lines down for: "Territorial Force - Phillip John Jory, D.S.O. - Major, New Zealand Medical Corps [WWI 2/657a - Army] 1914-1921" - the same ref number but this one allegedly is accessible...... But the website asks for a reader number to view it and I have to go to Wellington to see it apparently, rather a long way from London..... I have emailed them to explain I am in Blighty and if they are able to digitise it and send a copy.... We will see what happens.....Thanks for your help. MG

[Guest]

It seems Capt P J Jory DSO NZMC may well have been attached to one of the NZ Mounted Rifle Regiments at Gallipoli..... If anyone has the histories or War Diaries of any of the Mounted Rifles I would be extremely grateful if you could check to see if the MO was Capt P J Jory.... he studied Medicine at Otago University so the Otago Mounted Rifles would be my best bet so far... Thanks MG

[JoMH]

Hello Martin,

I have the OMR War Diaries & will check them later tomorrow. There isn't an official history, but I believe someone is currently working on one.

The New Zealand Mounted Rifles Association may be able to help - some of the members are also members of the GWF.

Joanna

[(nzef)]

Hi,

Cenotaph : http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/Cenotaph/36346.detail?Ordinal=6&c_surname_search=jory

You may be interested in the following links from the Papers Past site

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=q&hs=1&r=1&results=1&dafdq=&dafmq=&dafyq=&datdq=&datmq=&datyq=&pbq=&sf=&ssnip=&tyq=&t=2&txq=P.+J.+Jory&e=-------10--1----0--

(This was just a search for P. J. Jory - Try searching using other strings as I'm sure you will find more.

The following links from the NZETC (Online Unit Hisotories) site also contain mentions of Jory.

http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/facets/search?document=&corpus=&searchtext=jory

Let me know if these links do not work and I can post the details themselves.

In regards to ordering the service file. The information you need to provide is shown below

JORY, Philip John - WW1 2/657a - Army

AABK 18805 W5541 77 / 0062113

Regards

Grant

[(nzef)]

Ancestry has some information also. Electoral rolls and what appears to be photographs of him as a child (same birth date).

NZBDM - Brothers - Norman & Harold ? - Sister Jeanette (Parents - Matilda & John)

Cheers

[Guest]

Hi,

Cenotaph : http://muse.auckland...ame_search=jory

You may be interested in the following links from the Papers Past site

http://paperspast.na...---10--1----0--

(This was just a search for P. J. Jory - Try searching using other strings as I'm sure you will find more.

The following links from the NZETC (Online Unit Hisotories) site also contain mentions of Jory.

http://www.nzetc.org...searchtext=jory

Let me know if these links do not work and I can post the details themselves.

In regards to ordering the service file. The information you need to provide is shown below

JORY, Philip John - WW1 2/657a - Army

AABK 18805 W5541 77 / 0062113

Regards

Grant

Dear Grant.

Many thanks for this. It is extremely useful. Through JoMH's guidance (see previous post) I have managed to track two files on Capt P J Jory that I have ordered online from the NZ Archives about an hour ago. I will explore the other links that you highlighted. This is all very exciting as a PJ Jory's grandson (a friend of mine) mentioned in passing when he heard I was researching Gallipoli that his grandfather also served there. He asked me if I could dig anything up. This was over a year ago and I have finally got round to doing something about it, so I hope to ambush him with his grandfather's service record. I assume if I can find the unit he was attached to, I will be able to get a copy of that unit's War Diary too.

From what I have researched so far, and with the kind help of GWF members I think Capt Jory was an MO and possibly was attached to the NZ Mounted Rifles Bde. He was certainly engaged on 22nd Aug 1915 which (I think) is consistent with the attack on Hill 60 by the NZMR (and others) on 21st/22nd. Some of the links have a Capt P J Jory NZ Artillery wounded on 21st Sep. I am not sure if this is a different P J Jory. [Edit: this is definitely a different person]. The man I am researching was definitely a doctor and with the NZMC, however there is a chance that he was attached as an MO to the NZ Mounted Rifles (a NZMR Chaplain's letter refers to him), or attached to the Artillery (?) or both (he could have been posted from the NZMR to the NZ Artillery?) or was part of one of the Field Ambulances at ANZAC. I have to wait 15 days for the records to be digitised to see them and download them. If I am right on the NZMR connection, as PJ Jory was tending wounded on Hill 60, my own grandfather (see avatar) was heavily engaged with the (British) Yeomanry about a mile away at Scimitar Hill, Hetman Chair. I am constantly surprised by how many forbears of friends fought at Gallipoli.

Thanks again for your response. I am extremely grateful for the pointers from you and JoMH as I am rather a novice when it comes to researching the NZ Archives.

Regards

Martin G

[Guest]

Dear Grant - one of the links came up trumps. Brilliant! I now know that he was attached as the MO to the Auckland Mounted Rifles. He is mentioned in the History of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment 1914-1915 on page 83: "

"On August 22nd, the Rev. Father Dore, Roman Catholic Chaplain to the Brigade, who was attached to the A.M.R., was wounded. The beloved padre had gone with Captain Jory, the new medical officer of the Regiment, and four stretcher-bearers, to assist with the wounded in Aghyl Dere—wounded of other regiments of course....."

I now need to source the War Diaries of the AMR and its History. Thank you again. Regards MG

[JoMH]

Dear Grant - one of the links came up trumps. Brilliant! I now know that he was attached as the MO to the Auckland Mounted Rifles. He is mentioned in the History of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment 1914-1915 on page 83: "

"On August 22nd, the Rev. Father Dore, Roman Catholic Chaplain to the Brigade, who was attached to the A.M.R., was wounded. The beloved padre had gone with Captain Jory, the new medical officer of the Regiment, and four stretcher-bearers, to assist with the wounded in Aghyl Dere—wounded of other regiments of course....."

I now need to source the War Diaries of the AMR and its History. Thank you again. Regards MG

Hi Martin,

A couple of things strike me about the above quote (and they have probably struck you already!):

Jory was the 'new' medical officer of the Regiment, so would have been attached to another prior to this period, and Jory, Dore & the stretcher bearers went to assist the wounded of 'other regiments' - so would have been away from the A.M.R.

By the way, I had a quick look at the Otago Mounted Rifles war diary, which makes difficult and sad reading. In June 1915, the Medical Officer is mentioned - Capt BUCHANAN N.Z.M.C.

I'll keep my eyes open for any other mentions of Jory.

Joanna

[Guest]

Hi Martin,

A couple of things strike me about the above quote (and they have probably struck you already!):

Jory was the 'new' medical officer of the Regiment, so would have been attached to another prior to this period, and Jory, Dore & the stretcher bearers went to assist the wounded of 'other regiments' - so would have been away from the A.M.R.

By the way, I had a quick look at the Otago Mounted Rifles war diary, which makes difficult and sad reading. In June 1915, the Medical Officer is mentioned - Capt BUCHANAN N.Z.M.C.

I'll keep my eyes open for any other mentions of Jory.

Joanna

Thanks Joanna. It occurred to me too.

The British experience at Suvla was one of constantly moving MOs and RAMC officers between units as they became casualties. I am sure the same happened at ANZAC. Given the Regimental MOs were typically the medics closest to the front line and incurred the greatest casualties, I can only assume that Jory was not the original MO but a replacement for the previous one who became a casualty. The initial action at Hill 60 took place from 21st to 22nd Aug. The initial attacks only involved the Canterbury Mounted Rifles and the Otago Mounted Rifles from the NZ contingent alongside Gurkhas, Australians and British troops....it was this action that I think Jory, Dore etc are helping with the stretcher bearers - the Auckland Mounted Rifles being in reserve . A few days later on 27th the attack was resumed, this time the NZ contingent included the Auckland Mounted Rifles and the Wellington Mounted Rifles. As a Medic, even when his Bn was in reserve he would have been pulled into the fray during any big attack that the NZ Mounted Rifle Bde was involved in, due to the exceptional large number of casualties.

To be honest, naming individual units at this stage is really semantics. Most units were so depleted in numbers that they had to be melded into composite units. By the time of the second attack on Hill 60 the units were so depleted by battle casualties and disease that General Cox had to use men from nine different regiments to raise an attacking force of 1,000 - roughly equivalent to one strong British Battalion.

There are some decent accounts of the attacks on Hill 60 in various Bn and Regimental histories and thankfully many of the NZ histories are free online.

Aspinall Oglander says in the British OH that "The bitter fighting on Hill 60, [is] still regarded by the Australians and New Zealanders as perhaps their sternest trial in Gallipoli..."

One of the other episodes the NZMR were involved in was the attack on Table Top,. I walked up Table Top from Fisherman's Hut last year and it looked like a vertical climb. Astoundingly steep and a truly amazing achievement for the NZMR to scale those heights in a deliberate attack. One of the great episodes of the action at ANZAC that does not quite get the attention it deserves. I attach a photo with our Turkish Guide for scale....

[Guest]

Hi Martin,

A couple of things strike me about the above quote (and they have probably struck you already!):

Jory was the 'new' medical officer of the Regiment, so would have been attached to another prior to this period, and Jory, Dore & the stretcher bearers went to assist the wounded of 'other regiments' - so would have been away from the A.M.R.

By the way, I had a quick look at the Otago Mounted Rifles war diary, which makes difficult and sad reading. In June 1915, the Medical Officer is mentioned - Capt BUCHANAN N.Z.M.C.

I'll keep my eyes open for any other mentions of Jory.

Joanna

Hi Joanna - in the words of Blackadder, 'the plot thinnens'........ I was at the National Archives today (at Kew, not Wellington). Fortunately the British Govt. decided to keep copies of ANZAC unit War Diaries so I trawled through the NZMR Bde, CMR, AMR, WMR War Diaries (OMR was missing) and then the NZ Mtd Fd Amb and NZ Fd Hospital War Diaries. I found some new info:

15th Aug 1915.

"

Capt Jory NZMC relieved Capt McCormick NZMC as MO to AMR"

[source AMR War Diary]. It does not record which unit he came from. He may have just arrived in a reinforcement draft. There is no reference to his name in the NZ Mtd Fd Amb War Diary or the NZ Fd Hospital War Diary prior to this date (or indeed after this date) so it does not look as if he was on either unit's permanent staff.

21st Aug 1915.

"

General assault on the enemy's position at W Hills. Our regt is not taking any part in it. Weather today was very hot. At 2100 Capt J Jory NZMC and 4 stretcher bearers were sent over to the CMR and OMR to look after the wounded at KAIAJIK-DERE

" [source: AMR War Diary]. This confirms that the AMR was not engaged on this date but Jory was sent to help the other Regiments in the NZMR Bde.

3rd Sep 1915

"

CHESHIRE RIDGE - Capt P J jory NZMC is sent away to hospital. The total strength of the regiment on Gallipoli Peninsula is 5 Officers and 83 men"

[source: AMR War Diary]

3rd Sep 1915

"

Capt H L Widdowson NZMC was attached to this Ambulance and on 4th Sep he was detached as MO to the AMR vice Capt Jory NZMC evacuated sick"

[source: NZ Fd Ambulance War Diary].

So we know he was posted into the AMR on 15th Aug (also confirming the AMR history mentioning him as 'recently arrived') and we know he was evacuated (implies sent off the Peninsula) sick (not injured) on 3rd Sep. So his Gallipoli experience might have been a short one albeit quite intense at the battle of Hill 60. Hopefully the personal files will reveal where he was before being posted to the AMR on 15th Aug and where he ended up. A nice little detective story...

Any mistakes are mine. Regards MG

P.S. One slightly amusing pair of entries from the NZ Mtd Fd Amb War Diary:

1st Jan 1916 - Cancelled all CBs [Confimed to Barracks] so as to start the year with a clean sheet.

8th Jan 1916 - Driver Brown awarded 14 days CB for going to Heliopolis against General Orders.

Some people never learn....

[JoMH]

Hello Martin,

Nice detective work!

Certainly, following the movements of the unit a man was attached to can be misleading in terms of where that man actually was, especially if he was a Medical Officer or a chaplain.

Judging by an early newspaper account of Sept 1914, Jory was with the Main Body, and sailed from NZ in October. It may be that he had more than one 'Gallipoli experience', or that prior to August 1915 he was working as a MO in Egypt, on Hospital Ships or on Lemnos, for example.

Looking forward to reading the digitised files...

The path to Table Top looks like an appalling proposition for an attack. By contrast, Hill 60 - which was also known as 'Knoll 60' - was rather disparagingly described as a 'pimple' in one account I read. But this reference to its inferiority in terms of terrain was a way of underlining what little gain was made for such terrible losses.

Joanna

[Guest]

Hello again. I found more entries in other War Diaries. Capt P J Jory NZMC appears in four different unit diaries during his period at Gallipoli between 28th April and 3rd Sep. We now also have a positive connection with the NZ Artillery, which opens up the possibilities that the Capt P J Jory NZ Artillery wounded on 22nd Sep 1915 is indeed the same person and the entry is confusing an NZMC Medical Officer attached to the Artillery as being and Artillery Officer. If this is the case we might be able to establish a longer time line and stretch it to 22nd Sep. I should get the personal records within the next 10 days which hopefully will fill in the gaps. What is clear is that Medical Officers were very itinerant in the Gallipoli theatre. Any mistakes are mine. MG

New diary entries...

28th Apr 1915

"

Capt JORY (Medical Officer) landed

[at ANZAC Cove]" [source: CRA NZ and Aus Div Ref WO 95/4350]. Indicates that Jory was attached to the NZ Artillery from the outset.

5th May 1915.

Promoted to Capt.

....no other diary entries until he appears in the ADMS War Diary in July....

5th Jul 1915

"

Capt Jory sent to Hospital Ship

". [source: ADMS NZ & Aus Div Ref WO 95/4350]

8th Jul 1915

"

Capt Jory returned to duty today

". [source: ADMS NZ & Aus Div Ref WO 95/4350] Note that this might imply he was sick for the period 5th-8th Apr, rather than working on the Hospital Ship.

30th Jul 1915

"

Capt P J Jory NZMC to be Adj DADMS in addition to his other duties

" [source: ADMS NZ & Aus Div Ref WO 95/4350]. Note: Capt Jory was the person writing the diary entries above and his signature is at the bottom right of the diary for July.

...and to add the other diary entries to get the full chronology:

15th Aug 1915.

"

Capt Jory NZMC relieved Capt McCormick NZMC as MO to AMR"

[source AMR War Diary]. It does not record which unit he came from. There is no reference to his name in the NZ Mtd Fd Amb War Diary or the NZ Fd Hospital War Diary prior to this date (or indeed after this date) so it does not look as if he was on either unit's permanent staff.

21st Aug 1915.

"

General assault on the enemy's position at W Hills. Our regt is not taking any part in it. Weather today was very hot. At 2100 Capt J Jory NZMC and 4 stretcher bearers were sent over to the CMR and OMR to look after the wounded at KAIAJIK-DERE

" [source: AMR War Diary]. This confirms that the AMR was not engaged on this date but Jory was sent to help the other Regiments in the NZMR Bde.

3rd Sep 1915

"

CHESHIRE RIDGE - Capt P J jory NZMC is sent away to hospital. The total strength of the regiment on Gallipoli Peninsula is 5 Officers and 83 men"

[source: AMR War Diary]

3rd Sep 1915

"

Capt H L Widdowson NZMC was attached to this Ambulance and on 4th Sep he was detached as MO to the AMR vice Capt Jory NZMC evacuated sick"

[source: NZ Fd Ambulance War Diary].

9th Sep 1915.

Newspaper reports that Capt P J Jory HQ Staff is 'seriously ill, enteric' and has been admitted to 21st Gen Hospital Alexandria.

23rd Nov 1915.

Newspaper reports that Capt P J Jory is a 'severe case' (enteric) and has been admitted to No.3 London General Hospital in Wandsworth

7th Dec 1915.

Classified as 'not severe'

[JoMH]

Hi Martin,

A little more on Captain Jory - the plot thickens again:

He was admitted to the 3rd London General Hospital in Wandsworth in November 1915. A newspaper article lists him and others, including Lieut Colonel J G Hughes here. (Also admitted to the 3rd London General around that time was my grandfather. It seems quite likely that he and Jory would have known each other - with their Nelson origins...)

The 3rd London General was also known as The Happy Hospital - and Sue Light has created a marvellous blog of that name.

Joanna

[Guest]

Hi Martin,

A little more on Captain Jory - the plot thickens again:

He was admitted to the 3rd London General Hospital in Wandsworth in November 1915. A newspaper article lists him and others, including Lieut Colonel J G Hughes here. (Also admitted to the 3rd London General around that time was my grandfather. It seems quite likely that he and Jory would have known each other - with their Nelson origins...)

The 3rd London General was also known as The Happy Hospital - and Sue Light has created a marvellous blog of that name.

Joanna

Joanna. This is fantastic. Thank you. By coincidence I live in Wandsworth and will seek out the site. It is less than a mile from where I live. MG

[Guest]

I have just received Capt P J Jory's records from the archives in NZ, so I now have the full picture. Many thanks to you all for your help. Regards MG

New diary entries in blue...

17th Aug 1914. Enlisted with Canterbury Mounted Rifles as assistant MO to CMR HQ

14th Oct 1914 - 3rd Dec 1914. Shipped to Egypt. Disembarked at Alexandria.

7th Nov 1914. Transferred to NZ Field Artillery as MO.

28th Apr 1915 " Capt JORY (Medical Officer) landed [at ANZAC Cove]" [source: CRA NZ and Aus Div Ref WO 95/4350]. Indicates that Jory was attached to the NZ Artillery from the outset.

5th May 1915. Promoted to Capt.....no other diary entries until he appears in the ADMS War Diary in July....

5th Jul 1915 "Capt Jory sent to Hospital Ship". [source: ADMS NZ & Aus Div Ref WO 95/4350]

8th Jul 1915 "Capt Jory returned to duty today". [source: ADMS NZ & Aus Div Ref WO 95/4350] Note that this might imply he was sick for the period 5th-8th Apr, rather than working on the Hospital Ship.

30th Jul 1915 "Capt P J Jory NZMC to be Adj DADMS in addition to his other duties" [source: ADMS NZ & Aus Div Ref WO 95/4350]. Note: Capt Jory was the person writing the diary entries above and his signature is at the bottom right of the diary for July.

13th Aug 1915 Temp attached to Auckland Mounted Rifles (AMR)

15th Aug 1915. "Capt Jory NZMC relieved Capt McCormick NZMC as MO to AMR" [source AMR War Diary]. It does not record which unit he came from. There is no reference to his name in the NZ Mtd Fd Amb War Diary or the NZ Fd Hospital War Diary prior to this date (or indeed after this date) so it does not look as if he was on either unit's permanent staff.

21st Aug 1915. " General assault on the enemy's position at W Hills. Our regt is not taking any part in it. Weather today was very hot. At 2100 Capt J Jory NZMC and 4 stretcher bearers were sent over to the CMR and OMR to look after the wounded at KAIAJIK-DERE" [source: AMR War Diary]. This confirms that the AMR was not engaged on this date but Jory was sent to help the other Regiments in the NZMR Bde.

22nd Aug 1915. Slightly wounded doing duty

3rd Sep 1915 "CHESHIRE RIDGE - Capt P J jory NZMC is sent away to hospital. The total strength of the regiment on Gallipoli Peninsula is 5 Officers and 83 men" [source: AMR War Diary]

3rd Sep 1915 "Capt H L Widdowson NZMC was attached to this Ambulance and on 4th Sep he was detached as MO to the AMR vice Capt Jory NZMC evacuated sick" [source: NZ Fd Ambulance War Diary].

7th Sep 1915. Spinal concussion.

9th Sep 1915. Newspaper reports that Capt P J Jory HQ Staff is 'seriously ill, enteric' and has been admitted to 21st Gen Hospital Alexandria.

28th Oct 1915. Embarked for England

9th Nov 1915. Admitted to No.3 London Hospital in Wandsworth with enteric.

23rd Nov 1915. Newspaper reports that Capt P J Jory is a 'severe case' (enteric) and has been admitted to No.3 London General Hospital in Wandsworth

1st Jan 1916. Seconded for duty with NZ Base depot. he sebsequently serve at the NZ Stationary Hospital at Moascar and then served in France from 1917 through to the end of the war.