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Cecil James Kelly Cutler

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3/4 portrait of two men: one is 2nd Lieutenant Cecil James Kelly Cutler, Reg No 19088, and the other is 2nd Lieutenant Thomas Marshall Johnstone, Reg No 19086, both of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, - J Company, 15th Reinforcements. Cutler died of disease in France 4 November 1916 (Photographer: Herman Schmidt, 1916). Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 31-C1495. No known copyright.

3/4 portrait of two men: one is 2nd Lieutenant Cecil James Kelly Cutler, Reg No 19088, and the other …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Cecil James Kelly AWMM
  • Surname
    Cutler AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 19088 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    25 November 1881 Noel Smith and Lyn Griffiths research
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Kate Cutler (mother), 77 Lincoln Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 19088 AWMM
  • Military service
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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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  • Enlistment
    WW1 18 October 1915 AWMM Letter carrier/Civilian AWMM
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Prisoner of war

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  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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    Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
    Purpura AWMM

Biographical information

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  • Son of James and Kate Cutler, of 77 Lincoln Street, Ponsonby, Auckland.

    Gained Second Lieutenant's commission on 22 July 1916 (Studholme 1928). AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    4 November 1916 AWMM
    Age 35 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Sickness AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord, France AWMM I.B.21. AWMM
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  • Obituary
    CUTLER. – A tribute of love to the memory of Lieutenant Cecil Cutler, who died on November 4, 1916, and was laid to rest in the Trois Arbres, Steenwerch [sic], France. Ever remembered by loved ones at home. (Auckland Weekly News, 8 November 1917, p. 30) AWMM
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Memorial

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    • Remuera Primary School World War One Gates 1914-1918, 25 Dromorne Road, Remuera Auckland 1050 AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • Let us remember with pride and thanks our forebears who fought and died for a better world for us.
    Public - richard raymond - Other Relative - 5 April 2015
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Sources

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    • Studholme, J. (1928). New Zealand Expeditionary Force record of personal services during the war of officers, nurses, and first-class warrant officers, and other facts relating to the N.Z.E.F. : unofficial but based on official records. Wellington, N.Z.: Government Printer. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
      Military Service Record AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      37: 23 AWMM
    • Studholme, J. (1928). New Zealand Expeditionary Force record of personal services during the war of officers, nurses, and first-class warrant officers, and other facts relating to the N.Z.E.F. : unofficial but based on official records. Wellington, N.Z.: Government Printer. AWMM
      Studholme, J. (1928). p. 92. AWMM
    • Auckland Weekly News AWMM
      Obituary: Auckland Weekly News, 8 November 1917, p. 30. 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. 2: Includes portrait AWMM
    • The ulima-roarer : a collection of wails & fishy stories, etc., from the Indian Ocean. (1916). [Indian Ocean]: [15th Reinforcements]. AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM
    • This record was partially completed by information provided by Noel George Smith and Lyn Griffiths (2021). AWMM

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