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George Fortescue Perston

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Fortescue AWMM
  • Surname
    Perston AWMM
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  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    13 October 1886 AWMM Dunedin, Otago AWMM
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  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 N M F Perston of Sydney (Father) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Greece AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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    WW1 Farmer/Civilian AWMM
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Medical history

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    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

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Biographical information

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    • British Army soldier, born in Dunedin. Served in Unit B Battery, 99th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.

      Son of Norman Matthew Fortescue and Isabel Irvine Perston nee Moffat. Nephew of W W Squire of Nelson.

      Educated at Waikato High School and then Nelson College. Began working at BNZ in Nelson then to Auckland to farm. Left NZ for England in November of 1915 to join Royal Field Artillery.

      Died in Greece aged 30 years while on active service. AWMM
    • Educated at Waitaki Boys High School, Oamaru North Otago Public - SHONA - Researcher - 30 August 2018 - WBHS Records
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Death

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    12 February 1917 AWMM
    Greece, Europe AWMM
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  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Kakasouli Military Cemetery, D 713 AWMM
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02 May 2021Paul West Auckland, New ZealandResearcher
30 August 2018SHONAOamaruResearcher

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