English Māori Christian Diedrich Marcussen Born 30 March 1888 - Died 4 December 1918 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 41218 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Infantry AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy NZ Hospital Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England. - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesChristian Diedrich AWMM SurnameMarcussen AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 41218 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth30 March 1888 AWMM Otago, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs S.L.S. Marcussen (wife), care of Mrs Edwards, York Street, Levin, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 9 June 1917 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 41218 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingSling Camp, England AWMM Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 30 October 1916 AWMM Age 28 AWMM Postal clerk/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 09 Jun 1917-16 August 1917 AWMM to AWMM HMNZT 85 AWMM Vessel was Willochra AWMM Sergeant AWMM 26th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM Bronco pneumonia AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Infantry AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Marcussen's rank was confirmed as Corporal on 24 September 1917Marcussen left for France on 10 September and marched into camp at Etaples. That very day he fell ill with dysentery. He was transferred to No.1 NZGH, Brockenhurst on 29 November and classified as 'Dangerously Ill'. He died of bronco-pneumonia on 4 December. (Church, p.176)Christians' brother, Thomas Diedrich Marcussen, Private, 25116, 14 Reinforcements, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, died the same day. (Church, p.176) AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death4 December 1918 AWMM Age 30 AWMM Brockenhurst, Hampshire AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of Disease AWMM Death notes CemeteryBrockenhurst (St Nicholas) Churchyard, Hampshire, England AWMM Plot A, row 3, Grave 21 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameWanganui War Memorial AWMM Bluff War Memorial AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Christian Diedrich Marcussen by laying a poppy. C.P. Marcus Peter Marcusen Christian Diedrich Marcussen Knud Horby Marcussen Thomas Diedrich Marcussen Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Christian Diedrich Marcussen Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related Serviceperson Thomas Diedrich Marcussen Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=10928430 Further Reference No 1 New Zealand General Hospital, Brockenhurst http://southernlife.org.uk/nzindex.htm Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/362588/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/362588 Further Reference DocumentsChurch, C. (2002). New Zealand graves at Brockenhurst : 93 New Zealand soldiers remembered from World War One. Hampshire, England: Author. AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 66: 12 AWMM The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018) AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
