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Ernest Nelson Boddington

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ernest Nelson AWMM
  • Surname
    Boddington AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 52939 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    30 April 1881 Public - Peter - Researcher - 13 October 2017 - Military records
  • Place of birth
    Kaiapoi Public - Peter - Researcher - 13 October 2017 - Military records
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs J. Best (mother), Longburn, 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 52939 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 Farm hand/Civilian 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
    Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
    Died of disease AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    12 November 1917 AWMM
    Age 36 AWMM
    United Kingdom, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cannock Chase War Cemetery, Staffordshire, England AWMM 4. G. 3. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Palmerston North War Memorial Public - Peter - Researcher - 13 October 2017 - NZ History ww1 memorial website images

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
24 September 2023BarryPalmerston NorthResearcher
30 May 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
13 October 2017PeterNelson, New ZealandResearcher

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