Colvin Stewart Algie
Born 6 Jul 1887 - Died 21 Jul 1916
- Service number
- WWI 12/294 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Captain/Military AWMM Auckland Infantry Regiment AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Colvin Stewart AWMM
- Surname
- Algie AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 12/294 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
- Church of England, Christian AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 6 Jul 1887 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs A.E. Algie (wife), Malfroy Road, Rotorua, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Married AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- 1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM
- 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
- 1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 12/294 AWMM
- Military service
- 6 Hauraki Company AWMM
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM
Age 27 AWMM
Teacher/Civilian AWMM - Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 8 or HMNZT 12 AWMM Vessel was Star of India or Waimana AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM Main Body AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Captain/Military AWMM
Auckland Infantry Regiment AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Colvin Algie was the husband of Alice V.E. Algie married 14 April 1914, of Te Aroha, Piako, New Zealand
Father of Donald Colin Algie born 27 January 1915.
His widow later remarried.
Older brother of Ronald Algie later knighted and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. AWMM
About death
- Death
- 21 Jul 1916 AWMM
Age 29 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France AWMM II. E. 40 AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Rotorua War Memorial (World War 1) AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
http://www.cwgc.org
Sources Used - Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22268819
Further Reference - Auckland University College Roll of Honour.
http://www.specialcollections.auckland.ac.nz/ww1-centenary/roll-of-honour/search?page=35
Further Reference - Digitisation of Algie's War Diary
http://www.brydondale.com/genealogy/galleries/Colvin_algie_diary/index.html
Further Reference - Territorial Force - Colvin Stewart Algie - Captain, 6th (Hauraki) Regiment [WWI 12/294 - Army]
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22203419
Further Reference - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference - Archival Papers
http://tapuhi.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/spydus/FULL/GLOBAL/OPHDR/172/4611,6Public - Victoria - Researcher - 5 September 2015 - Alexander Turnbull Library MS-Papers-3952
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- References
- Boyack, N. (1989). Behind the lines : the lives of New Zealand soldiers in the First World War. Wellington, N.Z.: Allen & Unwin/Port Nicholson Press.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Vol1: 9 - Boyack, N. (1989). Behind the lines : the lives of New Zealand soldiers in the First World War. Wellington, N.Z.: Allen & Unwin/Port Nicholson Press.
Boyack, N. (1989). p. 21, 24, 25, 34, 54. - Alexander Turnbull Library MS Papers 1374; Diary 1914-15.
- A.U.C. roll of honour, 1914 - 1920. MSS & Archives E-2, Special Collections, University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services.
- Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 2: Includes portrait - Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.
- Burton, O. (1922). The Auckland regiment : being an account of the doings on active service of the First, Second and Third Battalions of the Auckland Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.
- Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
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