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Cenotaph record

George Bigg-Wither

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Photograph of George Bigg-Wither. Image kindly provided by researcher (September 2023).

Photograph of George Bigg-Wither. Image kindly provided by researcher (September 2023).

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George AWMM
  • Surname
    Bigg-Wither AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 92003 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 March 1873 AWMM Richmond (Tasman) AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    J. Bigg-Wither (brother), Palmerston North, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 92003 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    1924 AWMM
    Age 51 AWMM
    Samoa, Pacific AWMM
  • Date of death
    9 December 1924 Public - Ian - Director - Researcher - 29 September 2023 - Nelson College School Register 1856-1956
  • Age at death
    51 Public - Ian - Director - Researcher - 29 September 2023 - Nelson College School Register 1856-1956
  • Place of death
    09 Dec 1924
    Savaii, Samoa Public - Ian - Director - Researcher - 29 September 2023 - Nelson College School Register 1856-1956
  • Cause of death
    Suicide by gunshot Public - Ian - Director - Researcher - 29 September 2023 - Samoa Civil Administrator & Police Report
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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    Public - Director - Ian - Researcher - 20 November 2018
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29 September 2023Ian - DirectorNelsonResearcher
20 November 2018Director - IanNelsonResearcher

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