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Sydney Charles A'Court

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, South African War Memorial 1899-1902, Name panel A: A'Court, S.C. - Arkell, C.A. (photo John Halpin, December 2011). - CC BY John Halpin

Auckland War Memorial Museum, South African War Memorial 1899-1902, Name panel A: A'Court, S.C. - Ar …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Sydney Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    A'Court AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • 2570 AWMM
    • 9103 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 Durham Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
    • Unknown AWMM Durham Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Sarah A'Court (mother), Durham Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    South Africa Unknown AWMM Blacksmith/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Pneumonia AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Two sons, brothers, Sydney A'Court (2570 9103) and William Henry A'Court (9108) served in South Africa. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    5 August 1902 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Sickness AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Buried at sea AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, South African War Memorial 1899 - 1902 AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
  • Documents
    • Stowers, R. (1992). Kiwi versus Boer : the First New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM
    • New Zealand Contingents to South Africa: Nominal Rolls (1900). Wellington, N.Z.: Government Printer. AWMM
    • New Zealand Contingents to South Africa: Nominal Rolls, (1902). Wellington, N.Z.: Government Printer. AWMM
    • New Zealand Contingents to South Africa: Nominal Rolls, (1902). Wellington, N.Z.: Government Printer. AWMM
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