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Alwyn Vercoe

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Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 82), Page: 18 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 82), Page: 18 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alwyn AWMM
  • Surname
    Vercoe AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 74072 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    7 April 1898 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Te Puke, Bay of Plenty Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Mary Nash Vercoe (mother), Rangiuru, Te Puke, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    England AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 74072 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • 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
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 7" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      146 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Posted to D Company, 38th Reinforcement, 6 February 1918; transferred to D Company, 37th Reinforcement, 26 April 1918.
    Embarked Wellington, 16 May 1918; disembarked London, England, 7 July 1918, marched in to Sling Camp and posted to 3rd Reserve Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment.
    Admitted to Military Hospital, Tidworth, 4 October 1918 (influenza); placed on Seriously Ill List, 9 October 1918; still seriously ill, but satisfactory, 17 October 1917; removed from Seriously Ill List, 25 October 1918; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 2 November 1918.
    Discharged to leave, 24 November 1918; marched in to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 11 December 1918.
    Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 25 February 1919 (measles); discharged to NZ Command Depot, 3 June 1919.
    Commenced return to New Zealand from London on board SS 'Matatua', 28 June 1919; arrived New Zealand 8 August 1919; discharged, 3 September 1919.
    Total war service: 1 year 212 days (of which 1 year 85 days was abroad).
    Medal: British War Medal AWMM
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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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Sources

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