George Errington Whitfield

Forenames

George Errington AWMM

Surname

Whitfield AWMM

Service number

WWI 2/2296 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Date of birth

1889

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Place of birth

Gisborne

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Birth notes

son of William & Margaret WHITFIELD of Gisborne

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM 7 Argyle Street, Mornington, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs M. Whitfield (mother), 6 Desmond Road, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 09 Oct 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 2/2296 AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Victory Medal AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) AWMM
  London Gazette 19 March 1918, p3473, Rec No 1815 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 09 Oct 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 32 or HMNZT 33 or HMNZT 34 AWMM Vessel was Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo AWMM Gunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM 7th Reinforcements AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Unknown AWMM Gunner/Military AWMM
New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM

Next of Kin: Mrs M. Whitfield, Desmond Rd, Gisborne (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

6 Oct 1918 AWMM

Age at death

29yrs

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Place of death

FOR HONOR'S CAUSE.

WHITFIELD.— KiIled in action in France, on the 5th inst., Gunner George Whitfiel

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Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Death notes

Mrs. Whitfield, .6 Desmond road, has been notified that her third son, Gunner G E Whitfield, is seriously ill and has been removed to general hospital suffering from wounds received on face and hands whilst in action on December 29th. Gunner Whitfield left Dunedin with the 7ih Reinforcements.

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Cemetery

Ribecourt British Cemetery, Nord, France AWMM II. G. 4. AWMM

Obituary

Gunner George Errington Whitfield, whose name appeared in a recent casualty list, was born at Gisborne, and after leaving school served his apprenticeship as a plumber. Seven years ago he came to Dunedin, where he worked at his trade with private employers, and later joined the Ways and Works Department as a plumber. He enlisted as a gunner with the 7th Reinforcements. In December, 1917, he was badly burned in a successful attempt to rescue a comrade from a burning dug-out For this act he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal. He was slightly wounded on June 5. Of his three brothers, one left with the Main Body and has returned, one is in France, and the other ia in camp.

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Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Railways Roll of Honour board. Wellington Railway Station, Pipitea, Wellington 6011. AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22018805
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/595757/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/595757
  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.
  Page No: 775
• 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.