Cyril Frederick Seaward
Born 16 Jul 1885 - Died 30 Mar 1978
- Service number
- WWI 13/455 AWMM
- WWII 69402 AWMM
- WWII 5/1/613 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Last rank
- Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM 35 Infantry Battalion AWMM
- War
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Cyril Frederick AWMM
- Surname
- Seaward AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 13/455 AWMM
- WWII 69402 AWMM
- WWII 5/1/613 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 16 Jul 1885 Military Personnel file
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
- Croydon, Surrey, EnglandPublic - Dale - Researcher - 13 October 2017 - Officer's Book, 14th Brigade, N.Z.E.F.I.P.
- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Te Awamutu, New Zealand AWMM
- Unknown AWMM Unknown address AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs M.S. Seaward, 134 Portsward Road, Mardvale, London, England AWMM
- Mrs M. S. Seaward (mother), 134 Portsdown Road, Maida Vale, London, England AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single AWMM
- Pre 02 Apr 1917 AWMM Unknown Marital Status AWMM
- Pre 1942 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM
- Pre 1942 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
- Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 13/455 AWMM
- WWII 69402 AWMM
- WWII 5/1/613 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
- Military Cross (MC) AWMM
London Gazette 26/11/1917 AWMM - 1914-1915 Star AWMM
- General Service Medal 1918-62 AWMM
- Pacific Star AWMM
- 1939-1945 Star AWMM
- Defence Medal AWMM
- Victory Medal AWMM
- British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- Unknown/Civilian AWMM
- Unknown AWMM Stock Agent/Civilian AWMM
- WW2 1942 2NZEF Nom. Roll 7, p.125 Company manager/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 7, p.125
- WW2 1942 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.355 Company manager/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.355
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 02 Apr 1917-10 Jun 1917 AWMM
HMNZT 80 AWMM Vessel was Corinthic AWMM Trooper AWMM Headquarters Staff, Ships' Adjutants AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM - WW2 Major/Military 2NZEF Nom. Roll 7, p.125 Headquarters, 35th (Mixed) Battalion 2NZEF Nom. Roll 7, p.125 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
3rd Embarkation AWMM - WW2 Lieutenant Colonel/Military 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.355 Headquarters, 35th (Mixed) Battalion 2NZEF Nom. Roll 9, p.355 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
4th Embarkation AWMM
- WW1 02 Apr 1917-10 Jun 1917 AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
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Last known rank
- Last rank
- Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM
35 Infantry Battalion AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Embarked twice. Once in 1915 and then again at a later date with the rank of Second Lieutenant.
In World War 2 enlisted as Major and served with 35 Battalion, CO of 35 Battalion.
Auckland War Memorial Museum 'Scars on the Heart WWI': "The En Zeds" display case includes the Roll Book of the Auckland Mounted Rifles. The Roll Book contains names and details of those who served in Egypt, Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine.
Served in ‘Dunsterforce’; an Allied military force which carried out special operations in the Southern Caucasus and Northern Iran during the First World War.
SuppNom: Ex Main Body AWMM
About death
- Death
- 30 Mar 1978 AWMM
- Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Roll of Honour, Freemasons, Te Awamutu Lodge No. 2221 E.C., Ellerslie Masonic Centre, 9A Robert Street, Ellerslie, Auckland AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20550589
Further Reference - Hall, D.O.W. (1948). Women at war. Wellington, N.Z.: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs. Digital copy.
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-1Epi.html
Further Reference - Hall, D.O.W. (1948). Women at war. Wellington, N.Z.: War History Branch, Department of Internal Affairs. Digital copy.
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-1Epi.html
Further Reference - Austin, W. S. (1924). The Official History of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Appendix V. The Dunsterforce Expedition).
http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH1-NZRi-t1-back-d5.html
Further Reference - Military Personnel File
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24063271
Further Reference - Military Personnel File
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24201630
Further Reference - Military Personnel File
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24268932
Further Reference - Military Personnel File
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24063271
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Vol1: 651 - New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
57: 3 - Burke, K. (1927). With horse and morse in Mesopotamia : the story of Anzacs in Asia. Sydney : A. & N.Z. Wireless Signal Squadron History. Committee.
- Haigh, J., Polaschek, A. (Eds.). (1993). New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order. Christchurch, N.Z.: Authors.
Haigh, J., and Polaschek, A. (1993). p. 229 - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 7 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1942 to 31st March, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
p.125 - Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
p.355 - Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 4: Includes portrait - Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.
- Nicol, C.G. (1921). The story of two campaigns: Official war history of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment 1914-1919. Auckland, N.Z.: Wilson & Horton.
- HMNZT 80. Tiki-talk / edited by A. Allen, S.D. Waters and J. Carmody ; artist, Gordon Calman. (1917). London: Printed and published by the Angus Printing Co. for the executive committee of Tiki-talk.
- HQ 3 (NZ) Div. NZEFIP. Official Dinner, New Caledonia, 9 August 1943. Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, EPH-W2-10-7.
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