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Samuel George McWhirter

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Portrait of Sergeant Major Samuel George McWhirter, Auckland Weekly News, 4 November 1915. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19151104-39-11. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Sergeant Major Samuel George McWhirter, Auckland Weekly News, 4 November 1915. Auckland …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Samuel George AWMM
  • Surname
    McWhirter AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • South African 119 AWMM
    • WWI 451 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 24 October 1914 AWMM Pukekohe, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs W Vincent, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 24 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 24 October 1914 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Age 42 AWMM
    Sleeper hewer Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Perth, Western Australia Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • 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
    29 August 1915 AWMMKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

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
    29 August 1915 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
    Hill 60, Gallipoli Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey (Panel 9) AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    AIF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM

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12 October 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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