Buller John Hicks Saxon
Born 23 May 1890 - Died 17 Sept 1916
- Service number
- WWI 2/1949 AWMM
- Also known as
- John Buller Hicks AWMM
- John Buller Hicks Von T. Saxon AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Sergeant AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery, 6th (Howitzer) Battery AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Buller John Hicks AWMM
- Surname
- Saxon AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- John Buller Hicks AWMM
- John Buller Hicks Von T. Saxon AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 2/1949 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 23 May 1890 AWMM
- 23 May 1890 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 23 May 1890Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 3 January 2017 - Military File of Sergeant John Saxon.
- Place of birth
- Nelson, New Zealand.Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 3 January 2017 - Military File of Sergeant John Saxon.
- Birth notes
- Son of James & Clara (nee Pickett) Saxon. James was born (1850) at Bruton, Somerset, England. ClaraPublic - Jenifer - Researcher - 3 January 2017 - John Buller Hicks von Tunzlemann Saxon (1890-1916) : Geni.com
- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM 78 Tasman Street, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
- Wellington, New Zealand.Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 3 January 2017 - Military File of Sergeant John Saxon.
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs C. Saxon (mother), 78 Tasman Street, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 15 Aug 1914 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 2/1949 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM
- Enlisted at Wellington - on 18 August 1914.Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 3 January 2017 - Military File
- Age on enlistment
- 24Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 3 January 2017 - Military File
- Occupation before enlistment
- Auditor with the Audit Department, Wellington, New Zealand.Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 3 January 2017 - Military File of Sergeant John Saxon.
Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 HMNZT 1 or HMNZT 2 AWMM Vessel was Moeraki or Monowai AWMM Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM Samoan Advance Party AWMM
- WW1 13 Jun 1915-06 Aug 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 26 AWMM Vessel was Aparima AWMM 5th Reinforcements AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Days interned
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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 Sergeant AWMM
New Zealand Field Artillery, 6th (Howitzer) Battery AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- John Saxon was the brother of Kendall Saxon, of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, England. AWMM
- Brother of Captain Kendall Reginald James von Tunzlemann Saxon (MC) : NZEF Service 26/17 of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, NZEF. Captain Saxon (MC) was awarded the 'Military Cross' (1916) and Bar (1918) - for "Acts of Gallantry in the field at France". Captain Kendall Saxon survived war service and returned to New Zealand. Captain Kendall Saxon was discharged from the NZEF on 19 February 1919.Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 18 January 2017 - Military File of Captain Kendall R. Saxon : Auckland War Memorial Museum.
- John Saxon was an Old Boy of Nelson College, Nelson City, New Zealand. He attended Nelson College from 1905 to 1907 : www.nelsoncollege.school.net
In March 1907 John Saxon joined the Audit Department at Wellington. By the outbreak of World War 1, in 1914, he had attained the position of Audit Examiner, Class VII.
For a biography on Sergeant John Saxon's military service during World War One refer to : "From Auditor to Soldier : John Buller Hicks Saxon' - on the website of the Office of the Auditor-General of New Zealand : www.oag.govt.nz/2014/ww1/saxon.
Sergeant John Saxon served at Gallipoli (1915) and France (1916).Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 3 January 2017 - 'From Auditor to Soldier: John Buller Hicks Saxon' : Office of the Auditor-General of New Zealand : www.oag.govt.nz/2014/ww1/saxon
About death
- Death
- 17 Sept 1916 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
- Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France AWMM V. I. 2. AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
- Nelson Cenotaph, Anzac Park, NelsonPublic - Peter - Researcher - 30 October 2018 - on site
- Memorial reference
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Memorial
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Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20809833
Further Reference - John Buller Hicks Saxon
http://www.oag.govt.nz/2014/ww1/saxon
Further Reference - Office of the Auditor-General. (2014). From auditor to soldier: stories of the men who served. Wellington, N.Z: Office of the Auditor-General.
http://www.oag.govt.nz/2014/ww1/docs/ww1.pdf
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/557119/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/557119
Further Reference - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Page No: 644 - 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 - Byrne, J.R. (1922). New Zealand Artillery in the Field, 1914 - 18. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.
- HMNZT 26 - Oily rag : just another transport production. At sea : H.M.N.Z.T. No. 26, [1915]. No Known Copyright Restrictions.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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