Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Mark Joseph Flood Born 1881 - Died 1 October 1963 PDF Key details Service numberSouth African 2362 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankGunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 5th Contingent (New Zealand Imperial Bushmen), 11 Company (Auckland Section) AWMM WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Zeerust Cup, front (Auckland War Memorial Museum 0337) - No known copyright restrictions - No known … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesMark Joseph AWMM SurnameFlood AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberSouth African 2362 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionCatholic, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1881 AWMM Russell, Northland AWMM 5 November 1880 Noel Smith Research Project Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre Mar 1900 AWMM Commercial Hotel, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMary J. Spurr, Commercial Hotel, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 31 March 1900 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberSouth African 2362 AWMM Military serviceNewton Rifles, Auckland (Private 3 months) AWMM 1 New Zealand Battery, Rhodesian Field Force Artillery AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsQueen's South Africa Medal (Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 clasps) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentSouth Africa 1 March 1900 AWMM Age 20 AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsSouth Africa Vessel was Maori AWMM Private AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 5th Contingent (New Zealand Imperial Bushmen), 11 Company (Auckland Section) AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 5th Contingent (New Zealand Imperial Bushmen) AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 foot 7.75 inches AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, South Africa AWMM Haematuria, the result of bilharzia, hospitalised on return in Auckland Hospital AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankGunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 5th Contingent (New Zealand Imperial Bushmen), 11 Company (Auckland Section) AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Father: Joseph Flood (died 12 February 1891, AGED 39)Mother: Mary Jane Spurr (formerly Flood)1903: Married Caroline Evelyn Oliphant Stewart (died 10 April 1914, aged 30)1921: Married Dorothy Maud-Whyte (died 30 May 1965, aged 65)Children: 4 sons (Mark, George, Gregory, Allan) and 3 daughters (Doreen, Mary, Patricia)5th Contingent in South Africa: Arrival South Africa. Volunteers from No 11 Company (Auckland) became 1st NZ Battery, Rhodesian Field Artillery. Rest of contingent were re-organised into A, B, C & D Squadrons in South Africa. C Squadron split from the rest & joined the Kimberley flying column, based in Kimberley. A, B & D Squadrons joined the 2nd Brigade Rhodesian Field Force on 14/8/1900.Movements: Ottoshoop 16-20/8/1900 [action] en route to ZeerustMovements: Kaffir Kraal 24/10/1900 [action]Movements: Ventersdorp : 28/12/1900 - 23/1/1901Movements: Cyferfontein : Jan 1901-6/3/1901Movements: VentersdorpMovements: Wildfontein 24/3/1901 [action]Member of the The Zeerust Cup Match, won by the “Right Section New Zealand Battery” in May 1901 while on active service in South Africa, was possibly New Zealand’s first representative rugby league match. A letter presented with the trophy noted that it was a token of friendship intended to remind the team of the happy days passed amongst the Zeerust folks.Return to NZ, left South Africa on 12/6/1901 aboard SS Tagus (with 4th Contingent).1917: Lived in Otarere, Bay of Plenty. Rugby Selector, Whakatane Rep. teamJoined Ministry of WorksEmployed to work at Papakura Military CampIn charge of roading and draining at Middlemore Hospital siteIn charge of Mangere Aerodrome construction siteIn charge of maintenance at the Papakura Military CampListed on the Nominal Roll as PrivateRetired in 1951 to Whakatane and then returned to AucklandPhoto: Te Awamutu Museum ref: 516 / R23:5 of the 1st New Zealand 15-pounder Field Artillery Football Team, 1902Auckland Museum Boer War Display – photo of “section of the Auckland Fifth Contingent which left by the Mapourika”Father was named Joseph Flood. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death1 October 1963 AWMM Age 82 AWMM Ponsonby, Auckland City AWMM 1 October 1963 Noel Smith Research Project Age 83 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryWaikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Block J, Row 1A, Plot 43 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath Notice: Bay of Plenty Beacon 23 October 1963 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Mark Joseph Flood by laying a poppy. John William Flood Leslie Patrick Flood Mark Joseph Flood Michael John Flood Otto Barnes Patrick Flood Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Mark Joseph Flood Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Veteran : official publication of the South African War Veterans' Association… Library / Pictorial › publication Christchurch, New Zealand ; Hamilton, New Zealand UB359.N5 VET Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20520101 Further Reference New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction Further Reference NZ History online database of New Zealand embarkations for the Boer War http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/new-zealand-in-the-south-african-boer-war/database Further Reference DocumentsStowers, R. (2002). Rough Riders at War: history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer war 1899-1902 and information on all members of the ten New Zealand contingents. Author: Hamilton, N.Z. AWMM Military Personnel file AWMM Hall, D.O.W. (c1949). The New Zealanders in South Africa 1899-1902. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs. AWMM Bay of Plenty Beacon (Bay of Plenty) AWMM Death Notice: Bay of Plenty Beacon 23 October 1963 AWMM This record as partially completed by information provided by Noel George Smith (2020-2021). 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 Search results Next record Previous record
