English Māori Horace Cornelius Partington Born 30 January 1898 - Died 25 June 1960 PDF Key details Service number75636 AWMM 38417 AWMM Also known asHenry AWMM Henry Cornelius AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Studio photograph Gaze & Co, Hamilton, NZ. Horace Partington aged 20 appears to be taken n … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesHorace Cornelius AWMM SurnamePartington AWMM Ingoa Also known asHenry AWMM Henry Cornelius AWMM Service number75636 AWMM 38417 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth30 January 1898 AWMM AWMM 30 April 1899 Public Source Date of birth30 April 1899 Public - Jim - Child - 27 February 2015 - Birth certificate. Born as Horace Cornelius Chamberlain. Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 8 May 1917 AWMM 182 Tinakori Road, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Pre 31 January 1918 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Unknown AWMM C/o Post Office, Wellsford, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs E.L. Partington (mother), Wellsford, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Mr Henry George Partington (father), C/o L.H. Pricton, Wayby Road, Wellsford, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Mr Desmond Gilbert Partington (son), C/o Post Office, Wellsford, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 13 June 1918 AWMM Single AWMM Pre 1 February 1941 AWMM Single AWMM Unknown AWMM Widowed AWMM Widowed, 1 child AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number75636 AWMM 38417 AWMM Military serviceSenior Cadets and Engineers AWMM Engineers and Ordnance Training Depot AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsBritish War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM 1939-1945 Star AWMM Africa Star (8th Army clasp) AWMM Defence Medal AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 8 May 1917 AWMM Clerk AWMM Soames Island, Wellington Region AWMM WW1 31 January 1918 AWMM Unknown/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM WW2 8 November 1940 AWMM Driver (heavy road machines)/Civilian AWMM AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 13 Jun 1918-31 August 1918 AWMM to Liverpool, Merseyside AWMM HMNZT 106 AWMM Vessel was Athenic AWMM Private AWMM 39th Reinforcements, A Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW2 1 February 1941 AWMMHMT 24 AWMM Vessel was Nieuw Amsterdam transferring to Nevassa at Bombay AWMM Lance Corporal/Military AWMM 21 Mechanical Equipment Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Sapper AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 feet 3.75 inches AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 8 stone 7 pounds AWMM Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM Fair AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Blue AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM Fair AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Hospitalised several times sick AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Horace Partington was the son of Henry George Partington and Elizabeth Lucy PartingtonHusband of Beatrice May nee ThomasAttested twice for WW1 service, once in 1917 and then in 1918Returned to New Zealand aboard the SS Mamari TS 274 on 3 July 1919 and disembarked in Auckland 20 August 1919In WW2 he attested with a date of birth as 30 April 1901, born in New ZealandMarched into Camp 15 November 1940 with the rank of Private and assigned to the 4th ReinforcementsEntered Egypt as a sapperListed on the WW1 Nominal Roll as Henry. Reduced age to enlist WW2. 2NZEF, 4th Reinforcements AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death25 June 1960 AWMM Age 62 AWMM Wellsford, Auckland Province AWMM 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 Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Horace Cornelius Partington by laying a poppy. Edward Partington Harry Partington Horace Cornelius Partington William Stanley Partington D. R. Partirdge Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Horace Cornelius Partington Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksBirths, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21384283 Further Reference DocumentsInformation kindly provided by family AWMM Military Service Record papers (papers from a Service Record eg Record of Promotions, Reductions, Transfers etc) AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 85: 4 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 3: WW2 368 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 27 February 2015JimPukekohe, New ZealandChild 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
