Identity
Title
Private
Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 18 October 2015 - Military Record
Forenames
Eric Herschell AWMM
Surname
Atkey AWMM
Ingoa
Also known as
Service number
WWI 10/1729 AWMM
Gender
- Male AWMM
- Male Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 18 October 2015 - Military Record
Iwi
Hapū
Waka
Rohe
Religion
Church of England
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Civilian life
Birth
Date of birth
- Born 1887, Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 18 October 2015 - Research
- 12 September 1897 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 18 October 2015 - Military Record
Place of birth
- England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 18 October 2015 - Military Record
- Bournemouth, Hampshire, England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 18 October 2015 - Research
Birth notes
son of Frederick Charles & Mary Helen ATKEY
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Address before enlistment
Unknown AWMM Kenilworth, Hill Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
Post war occupation
Next of kin on embarkation
Miss G. Dodshun (friend),Kenilworth, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
Relationship status
- Pre 17 April 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
- 25 Dec 1915 Married Gertrude Dodgshun In London Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 18 October 2015 - Research
Service
Medals and Awards
1914-1915 Star
British War & Victory Medals
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Capture details
Days interned
Liberation date
Liberation Repatriation
POW liberation details
POW serial number
Medical notes
1915 wounded at Gallipoli - invalided to England
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Last rank
Private
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Biographical information
New Zealand issued Silver War Badge (SWB) - The SWB was intended to be worn with civilian clothes (it was forbidden to be worn on a military uniform). The SWB was given to discharged soldiers to prevent them being accosted by women with white feathers (a symbol of cowardice), which were presented to able-bodied men on the home front who were not wearing a uniform. This collection includes SWBs given to soldiers across the Commonwealth. A typical record lists name, rank, regiment number, unit, date of enlistment, date of discharge and reason for discharge. The early NZ issues seem to have been soldiers with NOK in England.
Silver War Badge Records, 1914-1920. There is 814 listed under New Zealand
Eric Herschell Atkey New Zealand Well. Inf. Regt. was one of these NZ Soldiers
Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 18 October 2015 - http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NEW-ZEALAND/2012-03/1331567305
Death
Death
Date of death
1957
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Age at death
69yrs
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Place of death
Hendon, Middlesex, England
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Cause of death
Death notes
Cemetery
Cemetery name
Grave reference
Obituary
Memorial name
Memorial reference
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| Date | Name | Location | Relationship | Contact |
| 18 October 2015 | Lorraine M | Gisborne, NZ | Researcher |
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