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John Arthur

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  • Service number
    WWI 16/251 AWMM
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 1st NZ Maori Contingent Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military record
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624. Cultural Permissions may apply.

New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckl …

Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military record
  • Forenames
    John AWMM
  • Surname
    Arthur AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 16/251 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion
    Anglican Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    16 October 1889 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    16 October 1889 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Waikawa, Picton NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Picton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • D. Arthur, Waikawa, Picton, New Zealand AWMM
    • at death: Mrs R Keenan, Waikawa, Picton Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Husband of Amiria LOVE with whom he had 2 sons & 5 daughters Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 April 2024 - https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/2MGG-6VN/john-arthur-1889-1960

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Egyptian - Gallipoli Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 1st NZ Maori Contingent Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military record
  • Service number
    WWI 16/251 AWMM
  • Military service
    1914-1916 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    24yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military Record

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
    Aug 1915 wounded at the Dardanelles; Sep 1915 invalided home Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military record

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    21 May 1960 Public Source
  • Date of death
    21 May 1960 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military Record & BMD NZ Records
  • Age at death
    70yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military Record & BMD NZ Records
  • Place of death
    Picton, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 25 February 2016 - Military Record & BMD NZ Records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • 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/R22271174
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 21 AWMM
    • New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624. 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
    • Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd. AWMM

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13 April 2024Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
25 February 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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