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Harold Montrose Ansenne

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1/4 portrait of Lance Corporal Harold Montrose Ansenne, Reg No 38643, of the 22nd Reinforcements, - E Company. Died of wounds in France on 30 March 1918. (Photographer: Herman Schmidt, 1917). Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 31-A2639. No known copyright.

1/4 portrait of Lance Corporal Harold Montrose Ansenne, Reg No 38643, of the 22nd Reinforcements, - …

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Harold Montrose AWMM
  • Surname
    Ansenne AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Montie AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 38643 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
    Mrs Alice Ansenne (mother), Rossville, Eden Crescent, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 13 February 1917 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 38643 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Shipping clerk/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 wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Harold Ansenne was the son of Joe and Alice Ansenne of Auckland, New Zealand.

    Remembered on the Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna.

    Next of Kin: Mrs A. Ansenne, Kohimaramara (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    30 March 1918 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1, Somme, France AWMM V.D.14. AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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    • Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Takapuna War Memorial, (ex RSA Roll, on a boulder), The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, St Augustine's (Anglican) Church, Calliope Street, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Holy Trinity (Anglican) Church, 20 Church Street, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Devonport Primary School, granite tablet, 18 Kerr Street, Devonport, Auckland AWMM
    • Takapuna Primary School, Anzac Street, Takapuna, Auckland AWMM

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