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Maurice Burdon

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 47), Page: 11 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 47), Page: 11 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Maurice AWMM
  • Surname
    Burdon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Morris AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 35157 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    16 November 1896 Public - Peter - Researcher - 13 October 2017 - Military records
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Denniston, Westport, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Janet Burdon (mother), Denniston, Westport, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 7 December 1916 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 35157 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 Plasterer/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
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Severly wounded at Ypres, invalided to New Zealand May 1918 AWMM
    • Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
      Pneumonia and Influenza AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of George Burdon and Janet Burdon (later Hare).

    At the time of his death his mother had remarried and lived in Bridge Street, Nelson.

    Son of George and Janet Burdon

    Three sons, brothers ames Alexander Burdon (2/1549); George Harold Burdon (64619) and Maurice Burdon (35157) served in WW1

    Name listed as Morris by BDM (May 2011) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    18 December 1918 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waimangaroa Cemetery, Pottingers Road, Waimangaroa, Buller District, New Zealand AWMM Plot 381 Church of England Section AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Westport War Memorial Public - Peter - Researcher - 13 October 2017 - NZ History WW1 memorial images

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
13 October 2017PeterNelson, New ZealandResearcher

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