George Withers

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

George AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Withers AWMM

Nama Hōia

• 3850 AWMM
• 7/559 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Wāhi noho i mua i te whakaurunga

• Unknown AWMM Tai Tapu, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
• Unknown AWMM Tai Tapu, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM

Uri kiritahi

• Drummond A. Withers (father), Prebbleton, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
• Drummond A. Withers (father), Prebbleton, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

• Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single AWMM
• Single AWMM

Pakanga

• South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
• World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Army AWMM

Nama Hōia

• 3850 AWMM
• 7/559 AWMM

Te urunga

• WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
• South Africa Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM

Taipitopito ekenga waka

• South Africa Vessel was Tahiti or Athenic AWMM Private AWMM Canterbury Mounted Rifles AWMM 2nd Reinforcements AWMM
• WW1 16 Oct 1914 AWMM
  HMNZT 4 or HMNZT 11 AWMM Trooper AWMM 6th Contingent, Canterbury Special Section AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 6th Contingent AWMM
  2nd Embarkation AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

South Africa 11 May 1902 AWMM
Disbanded AWMM
Trooper AWMM
New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 6th Contingent AWMM

Stowers notes he was a Sergeant in WW1 though the Nominal Roll records him as a Trooper

Father was named Drummond Withers. AWMM

Rā i mate ai

28/03/1955

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Pakeke i te matenga

75 years

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Tuhipoka mō te matenga

05/05/1957 is incorrect, as is the burial location

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Urupā

Eastern Invercargill Cemetery AWMM

Ingoa o te urupā

Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch. Block B Section 16 Plot 55. Unmarked Grave.

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Tohutoro kōhatu urupā

https://heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interment.asp?id=15224

Public - Terry - Researcher - 8 April 2022 - https://heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interment.asp?id=15224

Mea e whai hononga ai

Hononga ki waho

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22024666
  Further Reference
• South Africa military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20524348
  Further Reference
• New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/south-african-boer-war/introduction
  Further Reference
• Archives NZ: W5515|62|6126
  http://archives.govt.nz/research/guides/war
  Further Reference

Ngā tuhinga

Stowers, R. (2002). Rough Riders at War: history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer war 1899-1902 and information on all members of the ten New Zealand contingents. Author: Hamilton, N.Z.