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Cenotaph record

Percy James Mortimer

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Studio portrait of Percy James Mortimer (s/n 13/3051). Image provided by David Mortimer. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Studio portrait of Percy James Mortimer (s/n 13/3051). Image provided by David Mortimer. Image has n …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Percy James AWMM
  • Surname
    Mortimer AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Jim Mortimer AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 13/3051 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    3 August 1891 AWMM Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 16 November 1915 AWMM Prospect Terrace, Mt Albert, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Barber/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Mortimer (mother), Prospect Terrace, Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 29 February 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 13/3051 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    Trentham AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 16 November 1915 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Labourer/Civilian 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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 feet 8 inches AWMM
    • Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
      Fair AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      10 stone 12 pounds AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      22 May 1917 El Arish: Tonsilitis, Scarlet Fever AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      30 December 1917 El Arish: Jaundice AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      8 March 1918 Port Said: Fractured Clavicle (rugby injury) AWMM
    • Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
      Heart Attack AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    Inter War 18 April 1919 AWMM
    No longer physically fit for war service on account of illness contracted on A.S. Jaundice. AWMM
    Trooper AWMM
    Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    19 February 1947 AWMM
    Age 55 AWMM
    Raetihi, Central Plateau AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Protestant Soldier Block G, Row 11 Plot 8x AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21377878
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      23: 9 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. 4: Includes portrait AWMM

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