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George Black

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Portrait of George Black, 5 June 1915. Image courtesy of J. Ware, SCRoll Project, South Canterbury Museum. Image is subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of George Black, 5 June 1915. Image courtesy of J. Ware, SCRoll Project, South Canterbury M …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George AWMM
  • Surname
    Black AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 6/2545 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    20 April 1895 Noel Smith and Lyn Griffiths research
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Waimate, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 G. Black (father), care of W.G. Napier, Waimate, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 August 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/2545 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Canterbury, New Zealand 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • George Black was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Black, of Tabletop, Hakataramea South, Canterbury, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    14 August 1918 AWMM
    Bapaume, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Queens Cemetery, Bucquoy, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM I. O. 8. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
23 April 2016Jeffrey LeicesterChristchurch, New ZealandOther relative

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