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Trevis Sinclair George

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Portrait of Captain Trevis Sinclair George by Pearl Freeman, 4 Berkeley 8T., Piccadilly, W. 1. Image kindly provided by Scott George (November 2023).

Portrait of Captain Trevis Sinclair George by Pearl Freeman, 4 Berkeley 8T., Piccadilly, W. 1. Image …

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Identity

  • Title
  • Forenames
    Trevis Sinclair AWMM
  • Surname
    George AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 30896 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 December 1907 BDM 1990/27614
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Care of Bank of N.S.W., Wellington AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. E. George, Alfredton (mother) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 30896 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
    • New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
    • War Medal 1939-1945
      New Zealand War Service Medal
      Africa Star* (*Also recognises service in Greece)
      1939 - 1945 Star Public - Scott - Direct descendant - 31 March 2024 - New Zealand Defense Force, letter directly sent to myself.
      Dated 17 February 2024
      Ref: SENS 138238 (Trevis Sinclair George, 30896)

      All medals were issued in 1950.

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1940-1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.169 Bank officer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.169
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.169
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW2 POW - Greece List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
      Greece, Europe List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
    • WW2 POW - Oflag V-B, Biberach, Germany AWMM
      Germany, Europe AWMM
    • WW2 POW - Oflag VI-B, Königstein, Germany AWMM
      Germany, Europe AWMM
    • WW2 POW - Oflag IX-A/H, Spangenberg Castle, Hesse, Germany 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
      Germany, Europe 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945.
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number
    WWII 298 AWMM

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    1990 BDM 1990/27614
  • Date of death
    December 26, 1989 Public - Sxott - Direct descendant - 16 November 2023 - Personal and family details
  • Age at death
    82 Public - Sxott - Direct descendant - 16 November 2023 - Personal and family details
  • Place of death
    Christchurch, New Zealand Public - Sxott - Direct descendant - 16 November 2023 - Personal and family details
  • Cause of death
    Natural causes Public - Sxott - Direct descendant - 16 November 2023 - Personal and family details
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Alfredton Cemetery Pahiatua, Tararua District, New Zealand Public - Sxott - Direct descendant - 16 November 2023 - Personal and family details
  • Grave reference
    23 Sub/Block: III Public - Sxott - Direct descendant - 16 November 2023 - Personal and family details
  • Obituary
    Eldest son of Sinclair Munro George & Edith (Butterfield) George. Loving husband of Marcelle, father to only son Sinclair and grandfather to Scott and Haydn. Born Dec 24 1907 at Masterton, New Zealand.

    Member of the Board of Governors, Scots College, Wellington
    President, Old Boys Executive, Scots College, Wellington
    Bro Trevis Sinclair George (Master Mason, Cert. 41556) joined The Grand Lodge of New Zealand Freemasons in 1935 (Member 32113) until his passing, receiving his 50 Year Service Badge in 1986.

    Retired Bank Manager from Christchurch, NZ and gazetted an Associate of Bankers, London 1947. Member of Masonic Lodge of New Zealand, in whose name Ensigns Armorial are recorded in Lyon Court, Edinburgh, Vol 57 Fol 67 of date 30 April 1974. Decree of Nobility, granted by Sir. James Monteith Grant, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1974. Granted by Sir. James Monteith Grant, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. 30/04/1974 ~ 26/12/1989.

    𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐄𝐆𝐎 𝐓𝐈𝐁𝐈

    Interned in The George Family Plot located at Alfredton Cemetery Pahiatua, Tararua District, New Zealand. Date of Interment: 29/12/1989

    Served in Second World War, rank of Captain in Middle East, Africa and Europe (5 ribbons), Service Number: WWII 30896. Prisoner Of War (Serial Number: WWII 298) Greece, Europe & Spangenberg Castle, Hesse, Germany - Camp: Oflag IX-A/H. Transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 8th September, 1946. Dated 8th January, 1951.

    Armed Force / Branch: Army
    Rank: Captain/Military
    Service Number: WWII 30896
    POW Serial Number: WWII 298
    WW2 POW - Greece List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
    Greece, Europe List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8)
    WW2 POW - Oflag IX-A/H, Spangenberg Castle, Hesse, Germany
    WW2 POW - Oflag V-B (VB Biberach), Baden-Württemberg, Germany
    WW2 POW - Oflag VI-B (Dössel), Warburg, Germany Public - Sxott - Direct descendant - 16 November 2023 - Personal and family details
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.169 AWMM
    • List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM
    • Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM

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31 March 2024ScottJupiter, FLDirect descendant
16 November 2023SxottJupiter, FLDirect descendant

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