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Gilbert Henry Gane

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Portraits of South African War service personnel. St Clair Inglis, A. (c1902). Souvenir Album of the first New Zealand Contingent South African War. Auckland, N.Z.: Arthur Cleave & Co.p. 41. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portraits of South African War service personnel. St Clair Inglis, A. (c1902). Souvenir Album of the …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Gilbert Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Gane AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Gib AWMM
  • Service number
    43 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr J. Gane (father), Ohaupo, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Relief of Kimberley AWMM
    • Driefontein AWMM
    • Johannesburg AWMM
    • Diamond Hill AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    43 AWMM
  • Military service
    Waikato Mounted Rifles AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    South Africa Farmer/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
    Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
    Malaria AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Gane was present at the Kimberley Camp in February 1900 and was promoted to Lance-Corporal. He departed South Africa aboard the S.S. 'Orient'. (Stowers, p.163)

    In New Zealand Gane joined the 25 Company, 7 NZMR as Lieutenant, sailing abaord the S.S 'Taranto' in March 1901 from Wellington.

    After the war Gane purchased 2,000 acres in Rhodesia but died of Malaria in 1904.

    Died in Rhodesia 1904

    His father was named Joseph Gane. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    1904 AWMM
    Zimbabwe, Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Sickness AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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