English Māori George Vincent Chidgey Died 12 September 1916 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 2/1913 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery, 6th (Howitzer) Battery AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 122 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesGeorge Vincent AWMM SurnameChidgey AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 2/1913 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 140 Springfield Road, Saint Albans, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs G. Chidgey (mother), 140 Springfield Road, Saint Albans, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 13 June 1915 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM CampaignBattle of the Somme AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 2/1913 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 24 or HMNZT 25 or HMNZT 26 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima AWMM Driver/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM 5th Reinforcements AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Private AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery, 6th (Howitzer) Battery AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › George Chidgey was the son of George and Olivia Chidgey, of 80, Studholme St., Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death12 September 1916 AWMM Age 23 AWMM France, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeteryFlatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France AWMM II. G. 5. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember George Vincent Chidgey by laying a poppy. Torrens Alexander Chick Coraelius Stafford Chidgey George Vincent Chidgey Donald Chidley Donald William Chidley Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of George Vincent Chidgey Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Oily rag : just another transport production Library / Pictorial › publication [On board ship] D526.2 OIL Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21893802 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/556381/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/556381 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 122 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. 5: Includes portrait AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
