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Cenotaph record

Ralph John Brunton

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Memorial to those of Upper Waiwera School who gave their lives, 1914-1918. Image kindly provided by John Halpin, CC BY John Halpin 2015.

Memorial to those of Upper Waiwera School who gave their lives, 1914-1918. Image kindly provided by …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ralph John AWMM
  • Surname
    Brunton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 83461 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    28 March 1898 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 83461 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    22 April 1918 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

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
    Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
    Died from accident occurring, or disease contracted, while training with or attached to the NZEF in New Zealand. AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Died from accident occurring, or disease contracted, while training with or attached to the NZEF in New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    13 November 1918 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Accidental Death AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM B. 23. (S). AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Upper Waiwera War Memorial, Upper Waiwera Drive, Waiwera, Auckland AWMM

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