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Henry Capel Pritt

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915Katikati War Memorial Hall, (photo G.A. Fortune, March 2013) - Image has All Rights Reserved

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915Katikati War Memorial Hall, (photo G.A. Fortune, March 2013) - Im …

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Henry Capel AWMM
  • Surname
    Pritt AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Harry AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/2446 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Kaihu, Northern Wairoa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs L. Pritt (stepmother), Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 13 June 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/2446 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Son of Lonsdale and Mary Pritt, of Auckland.

      Named Harry on the Rolls of Honour, Katikati

      Next of Kin: Mr W. L. Pritt, Hamilton E, Waikato (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM
    • Birth date 25 January, 1869. However he lied about his age on his enlistment form and gave his birth year as 1876. Public - Cat - Other relative - 9 November 2018 - Family information, BDM records, death notice.
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Death

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  • Death
    8 August 1915 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Katikati War Memorial Hall, Katikati, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM
    • Memorial gates, Katikati, Uretara Domain, Major Street, Katikati, Bay of Plenty AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
02 August 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
09 November 2018CatAucklandOther relative

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