Forenames

Herbert Henry AWMM

Surname

Christophers AWMM

Also known as

Bert AWMM

Service number

• WWI 4/195 AWMM
• WWI 24/7 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Anglican, Christian AWMM

Birth

22 Oct 1888 Military Personnel File

Address before enlistment

WW1 Railway Engineer's Office, Ohakune, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW1 Mrs M. Christophers (wife), care of Dodds, Paraparaumu, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 15 Aug 1914 AWMM Married AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

• WWI 4/195 AWMM
• WWI 24/7 AWMM

Medals and Awards

• 1914-1915 Star AWMM
• Victory Medal AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM

Military training

Pre 15 Aug 1914 AWMM
5 years in the Cadets AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 1914 AWMM
Age  25 AWMM
Draftsman/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 HMNZT 1 or HMNZT 2 AWMM Vessel was Moeraki or Monowai AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM New Zealand Railway Engineers AWMM

Medical notes

• Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
• Other, WWI AWMM
  Severe dengue fever AWMM
• Eye colour, WWI AWMM
  Blue AWMM
• Complexion, WWI AWMM
  Dark AWMM
• Hair colour, WWI AWMM
  Dark brown AWMM
• Height, WWI AWMM
  5 feet 8 1/2 inches AWMM
• Chest measurement, WWI AWMM
  34 inches AWMM
• Chest expansion, WWI AWMM
  36 inches AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Captain/Military AWMM
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion AWMM

Herbert Christophers was the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Christophers, of Invercargill, New Zealand; husband of Mary L. Christophers, of Ohakune, New Zealand.

One of four brothers to serve in the First World War: Victor James Christophers (9/549), Julian Anthony Christophers (45998), Reginald (Reg) Gillon Christophers (60286). They all attended Southland Boys High School and are commemorated in the 2010 nove; "Poppy Boys" written by Lynley Dear, the Southland Boys High School Archivist. AWMM

Death

2 Jun 1916 AWMM
Age  27 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France AWMM I. B. 7. AWMM

Memorial name

Railways Roll of Honour board. Wellington Railway Station, Pipitea, Wellington 6011. AWMM

Related Serviceperson

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  http://www.cwgc.org
  Sources Used
• Smith, S.J. (1924). The Samoa (N.Z.) Expeditionary Force 1914-1915. Wellington: Ferguson & Osborn.
  http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH1-Samo.html
  Sources Used
• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21894158
  Further Reference
• Other military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7879733
  Further Reference
• 100 NZ Memorials
  http://100nzmemorials.blogspot.co.nz/2013/05/captain-herbert-henry-christophers.html
  Sources Used
• Auckland University College Roll of Honour.
  http://www.specialcollections.auckland.ac.nz/ww1-centenary/roll-of-honour/search?page=273
  Further Reference
• 'Brothers in arms', The Southland Times, 17 July 2010
  http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/features/southern-military-history/3918683/Brothers-in-arms
  Further Reference
• New Zealand War Graves Trust
  https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Page No: 125
• New Zealand Gazette
  Extracts from N.Z. Gazette, No. 81, 27th July 1916, p.2
• Dear, L. (2010). Poppy boys : an interpretation. Invercargill, N.Z.: Craigs.
• HMNZT 1. Pull-thro' : with which is incorporated The Noumea nightmare, the Suva sendoff, and Samoa sun : the unofficial organ of the Advance Party of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, Apia, Samoa. [Apia, Samoa] : Literary Committee of the Advance Party of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1914-
• 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. 4: Includes portrait
• The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018)
• Scadden, J. (2018). Broken branches : New Zealand families who lost three or more children in the Great War.
• Annabell, N. Official History of the New Zealand Engineers during the Great War 1914–1919. Wanganui: Evans, Cobb & Sharpe, 1927.
• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.