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Arthur Benjamin Ching

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Portrait, from newspaper, provided by Peter Millward - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, from newspaper, provided by Peter Millward - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Arthur Benjamin AWMM
  • Surname
    Ching AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 21655 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 26 November 1895 AWMM Waimea, Nelson AWMM
    • 16 November 1895 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    16 November 1895 Public - Peter - Researcher - 15 October 2017 - Military records
  • Place of birth
    Waimea West Public - Peter - Researcher - 15 October 2017 - Military records
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr John Ching (father), Spring Grove, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 21 August 1916 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 21655 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 Unknown AWMM Driver/Military 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Arthur Ching was the only son of John and Emily Ching, of Spring Grove, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    24 August 1918 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Bapaume, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM III. H. 15. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    regional War Memorials at Spring Grove, Waimea West and Wakefield Public - Peter - Researcher - 15 October 2017 - on site

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
19 April 2019GlennWellington, NZResearcher
15 October 2017PeterNelson, New ZealandResearcher

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