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Cenotaph record

Walter Frank Freestone

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 33), Page: 6 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 33), Page: 6 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Walter Frank AWMM
  • Surname
    Freestone AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 24000 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    17 July 1870 AWMM England, United Kingdom AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    John Freestone (brother), 10 Brighton Road, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 27 May 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 24000 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 12 February 1916 AWMM Bushman/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
    1917 admitted arthritis AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    WW1 25 October 1917 AWMM
    Discharged being no longer physically fit for War Service on account of pre-enlistment disability aggravated by active service AWMM
    Private AWMM
    New Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    26 April 1937 AWMM
    Age 67 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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