Ottiwell Hope Bremner

Forenames

Ottiwell Hope AWMM

Surname

Bremner AWMM

Service number

WWI 7/1030 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

13 Feb 1883 AWMM

Address before enlistment

Care of Simms, Cooper, and Co., Timaru, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

• Charles E. Bremner (father), Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
• C.E. Bremner (father), Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 13 Jun 1915 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 7/1030 AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) AWMM
  20 Oct 1916 AWMM
  For conspicuous gallantry in action. During several days he showed great dash as a leader and on another occasion by skilful handling, routed an enemy force four times greater than his own after inflicting heavy loss on them. Mentioned in Sir Archibald Murray's despatches. London Gazette. AWMM
• Victory Medal AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
  London Gazette 1 December 1916, p11808 AWMM

Enlistment

• WW1
• WW1 Stock buyer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

• WW1 13 Jun 1915-01 Aug 1915 AWMM
  HMNZT 25 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti AWMM Corporal/Military AWMM Canterbury Mounted Rifles AWMM 5th Reinforcements AWMM
• WW1 11 Oct 1918-22 Nov 1918 AWMM
  Moeraki 11 October 1918 AWMM Vessel was Moeraki AWMM Second Lieutenant AWMM 42nd Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles Brigade AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
  2nd Embarkation AWMM

Moeraki then transhipped to [HMAT 17]Malta at Sydney for Suez.

SuppNom: Ex 2nd Reinforcements. AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7879598
  Further Reference
• SCRoll profile (South Canterbury Roll of Honour)
  https://museum.timaru.govt.nz/explore/scroll/profile?id=3308
  Further Reference
• Powles, C.G. (Ed). (1928). History of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles 1914-19. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.
  https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210315175255/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH1CMRi-t1-body.html
  Further Reference

References

• McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 75
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  91: 5
• 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. 1: Includes portrait
• The Maltameter [edited by W.H. Gummer] H.M.A.T. 17 "Malta" October and November 1918.
• Powles, C.G. (Ed). (1928). History of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles 1914-19. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.
• HMNZT 25. The Tahitian tatler : the unofficial organ of that portion of the Fifth Reinforcements on board H.M.N.Z.T. no. 25, Tahiti. (1915). Bombay, India: Printed by the Times Press for the Units of the Fifth New Zealand Reinforcements.