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Arthur Henry Prescott

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Portrait of Private Arthur Henry Prescott 81490. Image knidly provided by Lynda Holroyd (March 2018). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Private Arthur Henry Prescott 81490. Image knidly provided by Lynda Holroyd (March 2018) …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Arthur Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Prescott AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 81490 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 August 1884 AWMM Bristol, Gloucestershire AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Glenwood, Papatoetoe AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs A. Prescott (wife), Upper Waiwera, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    26 January 1915 AWMM Married/WWI AWMM
    Anie Bayer, Puhoi 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 9 February 1918 AWMM Share milker/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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Arthur and Annie had one child, Doreen Margaret, prior to Arthur joining the army. On returning from war Arthur and Annie had two more children, William Arthur and Elva Mary. Arthur and Annie last resided in Kingsland, Auckland. Family source.

    He was briefly posted to the Auckland Infantry Regiment in England, but was then transferred to the Otago Infantry Regiment with which he marched in. Source: Military Personnel File. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    23 April 1934 AWMM
    Age 49 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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