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George Argrave

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 19 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 19 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George AWMM
  • Surname
    Argrave AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 10/959 AWMM
    • WWI 10/959A AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    14 October 1888 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Hobart, Tasmania Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Severn Boardinghouse, Hastings, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Alice M. Argrave, 4 Kitchener Terrace, Stirling Road, Canterbury, Kent, England AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 10/959 AWMM
    • WWI 10/959A AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Wellington, New Zealand 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
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 6.5" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      128 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Alice Maud and GH (deceased) Argrave.

    9 Hawke's Bay Coy, Wellington Infantry Battalion, Main body

    Killed on Chunuk Bair during the August Offensive.

    Serial Number is recorded as 10/959 in Nominal Rolls, as 10/959A in Archives New Zealand

    Parents: Alice Maud Argrave, 36 Sturry Road, Canterbury, Kent, England, and the late G. H. Argrave AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    8 August 1915 AWMM
    Age 29 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • Documents
    • Stowers, R. (2005). Bloody Gallipoli: the New Zealanders' story. Auckland, N.Z.: David Bateman. AWMM
    • New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Roll of Honour. (1923). Wellington, N.Z.: Ministry of Defence. AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 19 AWMM
    • NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM

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23 June 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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