Gertrude Liepst
Born 25 Jan 1881 - Died 22 Mar 1949
- Service number
- WWI 22/246 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- NZ Army Nurses ServicePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Military Record
- Last rank
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- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Gertrude AWMM
- Surname
- Liepst AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 22/246 AWMM
- Gender
- Female AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 25 Jan 1881 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 25 January 1881Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Military Record & Research
- Place of birth
- DenmarkPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Military Record & Research
- Birth notes
- Alfred Ferdinand & Cecilia LIEPSTPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Military Record & Research
- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Private Hospital, Waipawa, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
- 1919: Huia St Hospital, Taihape
1925: Alexandra Home, Wgtn
1930's: Gisborne HospitalPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Military Record & Research - Next of kin
- Alfred Liepst, Hastings Street, Hastings, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 04 Dec 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- 78th Gen Hospital, Hadra; ship HS Unlimaroa to NZ (with Draft #271)Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Military Record
- Citadel Military Hospital, Cairo; ship HS Assaye; 45 Stationary Hospital & 69th Gen Hospital, BelahPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Military Record
- 78th Gen Hospital, Hadra; ship HS Unlimaroa to NZ (with Draft #271)
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- NZ Army Nurses ServicePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Military Record
- Service number
- WWI 22/246 AWMM
- Military service
- 1915-1919Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Military Record
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- British War Medal
Victory MedalPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Military Record
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
- 1912 passed state examination of Nursing; trained at Mercury Bay, CoromandelPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Military Record & Research
- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1
- 3 Dec 1915Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Military Record & Research
- Age on enlistment
- 34yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Military Record & Research
- Occupation before enlistment
- Nurse at Dr Dick South's Private Hospital, WaipawaPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Military Record & Research
Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 Hospital Ship No. 2, 1st Voyage from NZ AWMM Vessel was HMHS Marama AWMM Nurse AWMM New Zealand Army Nursing Service Corps AWMM HMHS Marama 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
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Last known rank
- Last rank
- SisterPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Military Record
- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Biographical information
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About death
- Death
- 22 Mar 1949 Public Source
- Date of death
- 22 March 1949Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Hastings Cemetery Records, Hastings
- Age at death
- 68yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Hastings Cemetery Records, Hastings
- Place of death
- Napier, NZPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Hastings Cemetery Records, Hastings
- Cause of death
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- Death notes
- 22/246 Sister G M LIEPST, Army Nursing Service, Died 22-3-1949Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Hastings Cemetery Records, Hastings
- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
- Hastings Cemetery, HastingsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Hastings Cemetery Records, Hastings
- Grave reference
- Block RSA; Plot B13Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 30 November 2016 - Hastings Cemetery Records, Hastings
- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
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Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R10919487
Further Reference - McNabb, S. (2022, April). New Zealand Army Nursing Service – Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps. NZANS. Archived from the Wayback Machine on 26 January 2023.
https://web.archive.org/web/20230126100532/https://www.nzans.org/
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- Tolerton, J. (2017). Make her praises heard afar : New Zealand women overseas in World War One. Wellington, New Zealand : Booklovers Books.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Page No: 417 - Service Women Project: Sponsorship to research this record was kindly provided by the Auckland Returned Services Association, Returned Servicewomen's Branch; Marjorie Traill, Dorothy Grant, Daphne Shaw and Margaret Woollett.
- McNabb, S. (2015). 100 years New Zealand military nursing : New Zealand Army nursing service : Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps, 1915-2015. Hawke's Bay, N.Z.: Sherayl McNabb.
- Rogers, A. (2003). While You're Away: New Zealand Nurses at War 1899-1948. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland University Press.
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