La Tour Mollett D'Auvergne
Died 2 Jun 1941
- Service number
- WWI 7110 AWMM
- Also known as
- Tour AWMM
- Ted AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- Private AWMM 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- La Tour Mollett AWMM
- Surname
- D'Auvergne AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- Tour AWMM
- Ted AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 7110 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
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- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Waiho Forks, Waimate, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mr E.S. D'Auvergne (father), Waiho Forks, Waimate, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
- 1941 AWMM Crete AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 7110 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 Farmer/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Private AWMM 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Private AWMM
27 (Machine Gun) Battalion AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Tour D'Auvergne was the son of Edward Charles and Lilian Dale D'Auvergne, of Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand.
The Waihao Forks Hotel houses an unopened bottle of beer left by Ted d'Auvergne before he embarked to serve in the Second World War (Sullivan, J. (12 March 2013). Stuff.co.nz. Ted's bottle part of Waihao Forks folklore).
Name incorrectly spelt La Tonr in Nominal Roll. AWMM - Ted had a farm close to the Waihao Forks Hotel which was Ted’s local pub. He was having a beer there while waiting for the train to take him back to the Burnham Training Camp. The rail lines were quite close to the front of the pub. It was the last day of his final leave. He left behind an unopened bottle of beer to have when he returned. Of course he didn’t and eventually that bottle was placed in a glass case for display. Many years later fund raising was started to create a bronze statue to be placed outside the pub .That was completed and unveiled on November 7th 2020. It depicts Ted seated in uniform with his pack, waiting for the train.Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 18 April 2022 - Research
- Tour D'Auvergne was the son of Edward Charles and Lilian Dale D'Auvergne, of Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand.
About death
- Death
- 2 Jun 1941 AWMM
Age 35 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed on Active Service AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Suda Bay War Cemetery, Crete, Greece AWMM 12. D. 12. AWMM
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- Obituary
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- Sullivan, J. (12 March 2013). Stuff.co.nz. Ted's bottle part of Waihao Forks folklore.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/features/8412073/Teds-bottle-part-of-Waihao-Forks-folklore
Sources Used - Sullivan, J. (30 June 2000). Ted's bottle: here's to you anyway, pal. New Zealand Herald.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=134331
Further Reference - Goosselink, D (25 April 2015). Bottle of beer holds pride of place in Waimate. 3 News.
Read more: http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/bottle-of-beer-holds-pride-of-place-in-waimate-2015042518#ixzz3ZOm0vdSz
http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/bottle-of-beer-holds-pride-of-place-in-waimate-2015042518#axzz3YZTERzPL
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/936637
Sources Used
- Sullivan, J. (12 March 2013). Stuff.co.nz. Ted's bottle part of Waihao Forks folklore.
- References
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 1: WW2 46 - Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- McClymont, W. (1959). To Greece. Wellington, N.Z.: Department Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Davin, D. (1953). Crete. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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