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George Couttie

  • Service number
    • WWII 10298 AWMM
    • WW1 631070 Royal Field Artillery Public - John - Researcher - 26 October 2023 - UK National Archives military records and Medal Index Card
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • British Army Public - John - Researcher - 26 October 2023 - UK National Archives
  • Last rank
  • War
    • World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
    • Also served WWI 1918, France, Royal Field Artillery. Public - John - Researcher - 26 October 2023 - Military personnel file information, personal papers and photographs.
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Image of George Couttie captioned: Taken at Katarine Greece 1st April 1941

George Couttie in Greece 1941

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George AWMM
  • Surname
    Couttie AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 10298 AWMM
    • WW1 631070 Royal Field Artillery Public - John - Researcher - 26 October 2023 - UK National Archives military records and Medal Index Card
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic Public - John - Researcher - 26 October 2023 - Military personnel file, family records

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    16 March 1900 Public - John - Researcher - 26 October 2023 - Military documents and papers
  • Place of birth
    Ferry Port-on-Craig, Dundee, Scotland Public - John - Researcher - 26 October 2023 - UK National Archives
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940 AWMM 26 Cunningham Tce., Lyttelton AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Watersider Public - John - Researcher - 26 October 2023 - Family papers, army pay books, documents, letters
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. Elizabeth Couttie, 26 Cunningham Tce., Lyttelton (wife) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1940 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    • World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
    • Also served WWI 1918, France, Royal Field Artillery. Public - John - Researcher - 26 October 2023 - Military personnel file information, personal papers and photographs.
  • Campaign
    France Public - John - Researcher - 26 October 2023 - UK National Archives online information and documents
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • British Army Public - John - Researcher - 26 October 2023 - UK National Archives
  • Service number
    • WWII 10298 AWMM
    • WW1 631070 Royal Field Artillery Public - John - Researcher - 26 October 2023 - UK National Archives military records and Medal Index Card
  • Military service
    1918-19 Francde. 1940-42 England, Greece, Crete. Public - John - Researcher - 26 October 2023 - UK National archives, NZ personnel file information, personal papers and photographs
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
    Invalided to New Zealand 1942. Public - John - Researcher - 26 October 2023 - Military personnel file information, personal papers and records.

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
    • New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
    • World War One: British War Medal and Victory Medal
      World War Two: 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, New Zealand War Service Medal. Public - John - Researcher - 26 October 2023 - UK National Archives Medal Index Card, NZ Personnel file information, personal records and documents.

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1940 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.43 Watersider 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.43
    Christchurch, Canterbury 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.43
  • 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

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
  • 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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  • Memorial name

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.43 AWMM

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26 October 2023JohnChristchurchResearcher

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