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Alfred George Canton

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Plaque at Taumarunui New Cemetery RSA Section

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred George AWMM
  • Surname
    Canton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 50726 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    29 April 1895 Military Personnel File Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui Military Personnel File
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Taumarunui AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs. L. Canton (mother), Taumarunui AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Labourer/Civilian Military Personnel File
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    WW1 Trooper Military Personnel File

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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Did not embark overseas. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    19 April 1973 Military Personnel File
    Age 78 AWMM
    Taumarunui, Taupo Military Personnel File
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Taumarunui New Cemetery RSA Section Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 30 July 2018 - Research
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
30 July 2018Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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