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John Ernest Rosevear

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 629 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 629 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Ernest AWMM
  • Surname
    Rosevear AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 4/457 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 431 Castle Street, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Ernest Rosevear (father), Bullarook, Castle Street, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 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 4/457 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 Otago, 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
    Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
    Enteric fever AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    26 May 1915 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Egypt, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Sickness AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt AWMM B.265. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    J. E. Rosevear, who has died of enteric fever, was the eldest son of Mr. E. A. Rosevear (president of the Otago Centre, New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association), and was 21 years of age. He was a well-known amateur athlete. (Auckland Weekly News, 3 June 1915, p. 20) AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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