Henry Kingston Chamberlain
Born 1886 - Died 25 Sept 1919
- Service number
- WWI 24/1614 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Corporal/Military AWMM Otago Infantry Regiment AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Henry Kingston AWMM
- Surname
- Chamberlain AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 24/1614 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 1886 AWMM
- Date of birth
- 1 May 1886Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 May 2025 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172796920/henry-kingston-chamberlain
- Place of birth
- WhanganuiPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 May 2025 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172796920/henry-kingston-chamberlain
- Birth notes
- Son of Robert Kinston & Ellen Mary CHAMBERLAINPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 May 2025 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172796920/henry-kingston-chamberlain
- Address before enlistment
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- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs Ellen Mary Chamberlain (mother), 26 Wickstead Street, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 08 Jan 1916 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- 1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM
- 1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 24/1614 AWMM
- Military service
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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
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Clerk AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 08 Jan 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 38 or HMNZT 39 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Warrimoo AWMM Rifleman AWMM 3rd Reinforcements, 2nd Battalion, F Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM
Prisoner of war
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Heart attack AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Corporal/Military AWMM
Otago Infantry Regiment AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of Robert Kingston Chamberlain and Ellen Mary Chamberlain, of Wanganui.
Two sons, brothers Robert Guy Chamberlain (11/23) and Henry Kingston Chamberlain (24/1614) died in WW1.
"Died suddenly on September 25th, 1919, from heart failure. He had been home a bare week after serving his country for four years, and was to all outward appearance strong and well. Leaving New Zealand with the 9th Reinforcements, he sailed direct to France, where he saw much heavy fighting in the neighbourhood of Armentieres, before being wounded at the Somme battles in 1916. At the time of his enlistment he held an important position in the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Company's office, work to which he was returning at the time of his death. All three brothers answered their country's call, two have died and a third is compelled to suffer for the remainder of his life owing to very severe wounds received in France." (In Memoriam, 1914-1918 [Wanganui Collegiate School]). AWMM
About death
- Death
- 25 Sept 1919 AWMM
Age 33 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
- Died of Disease AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Matarawa Cemetery, Wanganui District, New Zealand AWMM Plot 3. AWMM
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- Obituary
- OBITUARY.
It is with much regret that we have to announce the death of Mr. Henry Kingston Chamberlain at his residence, Wicksteed Street, yesterday morning. The deceased, who was very well known in Wanganui and surrounding districts, was born in this town 33 years ago and was the oldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Chamberlain and a nephew of Mr. H. N. Harrison, of Wanganui. The late Mr. Chamberlain was educated at the Collegiate School, and later held an important position in the local branch of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Limited, at the same time taking an active part in many branches of sport, being for years a member of the Wanganui Golf Club, Tennis Club, and Rowing Club.
Mr. Chamberlain left New Zealand with the 9th Reinforcements and was wounded and gassed in the terrific fighting at the Somme. He returned to New Zealand as a corporal and arrived by the troopship Hororata only a few days ago. To many of his old friends his health seemed to have been slightly impaired as the result of active service, but never was there any indication of there being anything seriously the matter. Consequently, the news of his death has come as a very great shock to his relatives and friends.
The deceased was a man of fine character, of charming personality, and immensely popular amongst a very wide circle of people, who had all been looking forward to his return to these shores. The deceased leaves one brother, Mr. L. S. Chamberlain, of Wicksteed Street, to whom with other relatives we extend our sincere sympathy. The internment, which is of a private nature, will take place at Matarawa on SaturdayPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 May 2025 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172796920/henry-kingston-chamberlain - Memorial name
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21893328
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/643778/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/643778
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- In Memoriam, 1914-1918. (1919).Wanganui, N.Z.: Collegiate School.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
16: 7 - Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 2: Includes portrait - Byrne, A. E. Official History of the Otago Regiment, NZEF in the Great War, 1914–1918. Dunedin: J. Wilkie, 1921.
- Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.
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