Percy Codlin

Forenames

Percy AWMM

Surname

Codlin AWMM

Also known as

Percival

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Service number

WWI 13/2548 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Birth

1893 Public Source

Date of birth

1893

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Place of birth

New Zealand

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Address before enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Wellsford, New Zealand AWMM

Post war occupation

Fireman & was employed by the Railway Department

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Next of kin

• WW1 H. Codlin (father), Waipu, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• Harry Herbert & Alice May CODLIN, nee Statt. They owned a Bakery at Waipu.
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Relationship status

Pre 13 Nov 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 13/2548 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Fireman/Military AWMM

Age on enlistment

22

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Embarkation details

WW1 13 Nov 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 35 or HMNZT 36 AWMM Vessel was Willochra or Tofua AWMM Trooper AWMM Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM 8th Reinforcements AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Gunner/Military AWMM
New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM

Death

26 Nov 1916 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France AWMM IV.B.45 AWMM

Obituary

Gunner P. Codlin, who has been killed in action, was the only son of Mr. N. H. Codlin, of Kuaka, Waipu, and 23 years of age. He enlisted in the Auckland Mounted Rifles, and left New Zealand in November, 1915. On the arrival of the New Zealand troops in France he volunteered for service in a French mortar battery, with which he was serving at the time of his death. Prior to his enlistment he was employed as a fireman by the Railway Department. (Auckland Weekly News, 29 March 1917, p. 48) AWMM

Memorial name

• Waipu War Memorial, Northland, New Zealand AWMM
• Roll of Honour, St Michael's and All Angel's Church, 61 Valley Road, Hakaru, Northland, New Zealand AWMM
• Auckland Railway Station, Te Taou Crescent, Auckland 1010. AWMM
• Railways Roll of Honour board. Wellington Railway Station, Pipitea, Wellington 6011. AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Whangarei & District Memorial, Laurie Hall Park, Cnr of Bank & Dent Streets, Whangarei.
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Related objects

External links

• Ministry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand History online. Waipu War Memorial.
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/waipu-first-world-war-memorial
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/275979/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/275979
  Further Reference
• New Zealand War Graves Trust
  https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
  Further Reference

References

• Nicol, C.G. (1921). The story of two campaigns: Official war history of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment 1914-1919. Auckland, N.Z.: Wilson & Horton.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 136
• Auckland Weekly News
  Obituary: Auckland Weekly News, 29 March 1917, p. 48.
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Byrne, J.R. (1922). New Zealand Artillery in the Field, 1914 - 18. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.