Māori Percy Thomas Bate Born 10 June 1875 - Died 7 January 1973 PDF Key details Service number5764 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branch Last rank WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesPercy Thomas AWMM SurnameBate AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number5764 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth10 June 1875 Noel Smith Research Project Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 10 January 1902 AWMM Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationDaniel Bate (father), Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branch Service number5764 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsQueen's South Africa Medal (Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 clasps) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentSouth Africa 10 January 1902 AWMM Age 26 AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM Addington, Christchurch AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsSouth Africa New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 8th Contingent 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 foot 7.5 inches AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Hospitalised with measles on return to New Zealand from South AfricaFather was named Daniel Bate. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death7 January 1973 AWMM Riwaka, Tasman AWMM 7 January 1973 Noel Smith Research Project Age 98 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryRiwaka Cemetery AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Percy Thomas Bate by laying a poppy. Murray John Bate Owen Warren Bate Percy Thomas Bate Ra Bate Rewi George Bate Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Percy Thomas Bate Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Veteran : official publication of the South African War Veterans' Association… Library / Pictorial › publication Christchurch, New Zealand ; Hamilton, New Zealand UB359.N5 VET Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPapers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20518581 Further Reference New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction Further Reference THE EIGHTH CONTINGENT. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 182, 4 August 1902, Page 2 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NEM19020804.2.12.1&srpos=560&e=--1902---1902--100--501-byDA---0measles-- Further Reference Archives NZ: W5515|3|281 http://archives.govt.nz/research/guides/war Further Reference DocumentsStowers, R. (1992). Kiwi versus Boer : the First New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM This record as partially completed by information provided by Noel George Smith (2020-2021). AWMM 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
