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John Robertson Bremner

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Robertson AWMM
  • Surname
    Bremner AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    John Roberton Bremner AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 11/213 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 25th April 1893 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 21 February 2024 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 21 February 2024 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of William Gordon Bremner, and Mary Alice Bremner of Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 9 May 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/john-roberton-bremner
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Waipare, Tolaga Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 William Gordon Bremner (father), Gisborne, 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 11/213 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 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
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Wounded Gallipoli AWMM
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of William Gordon Bremner and Mary Alice Bremner of Gisborne

    Three brothers fell in WW1 - James Halloran Bremner (11/215), John Robertson Bremner (11/213), William Gilbert Booth Bremner (24852)

    Next of Kin: Mr W. G. Brmener Manorapa, Waipukurau (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    22 June 1916 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France AWMM II. B. 23 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    It is with regret that the death is recorded of another of Mr. W. G. Bremner's sons, Lance-corporal John Robertson Bremner having been killed in action on June 22. . Lance-corporal Bremner was engaged on the Waipare station when he enlisted with the Main Mounted Contingent. He was wounded on Gallipoli, where his brother, Trooper J. H. Bremner, who left at the same time, gave his life in the service of his country. Mr. Bremner. senr., also went to the Dardanelles with the Main Body, and received wounds that necessitated his being invalided home some months ago. Mr. Bremner, Mrs. Parris, and Miss Booth are at present in Wellington, where they went to farewell Gilbert Bremner, who left Gisborne as an n.c.o. for the 14th Reinforcements. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 19 June 2023 - POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME XLIII, ISSUE 14033, 1 JULY 1916, PAGE 3
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Memorials

Memorial

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    • Kaikoura Anglican Church, 29 Torquay St, Kaikoura AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Gisborne Boys' High School, 80 Stanley Road, Te Hapara, Gisborne AWMM

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Sources

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  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 75 AWMM
    • HMNZT 6. Orari tatler : a souvenir of the voyage of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force from Wellington to Alexandria, Oct. 16th-Dec. 3rd, 1914. (1915). [Cairo, Egypt]: Whitehead, Morris and Co. (Egypt) Ltd. AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 4: Includes portrait AWMM
    • The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018) AWMM
    • Scadden, J. (2018). Broken branches : New Zealand families who lost three or more children in the Great War. AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
21 February 2024Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
27 June 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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