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Cenotaph record

George Vincent Westbrooke

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Vincent AWMM
  • Surname
    Westbrooke AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Westbrook AWMM
  • Service number
    8143 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
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
  • Service number
    8143 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
    South Africa Draper/Civilian Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Ashburton, Canterbury Ministry for Culture and Heritage
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    South Africa 12 March 1902 Ministry for Culture and Heritage from Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Kent Ministry for Culture and Heritage Vessel was Kent AWMM Private Ministry for Culture and Heritage New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 9th Contingent Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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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  • Name is spelled in Archway as 'Westbrook'. Name in file is spelled variously as 'Westbrooke' and 'Westbrook' . Family sources indiate correct spelling is 'Westbrooke'

    Father was named Rev Brown Lowe James Westbrooke. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Hillsborough Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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