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George Alexander Dempster

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Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 82), Page: 19 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 82), Page: 19 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    Dempster AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 71101 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    19 July 1888 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
    A. Dempster (father), 87 Saint David Street, Dunedin, 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 71101 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 Unknown AWMM Clerk 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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    • George Dempster was the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Dempster, of 87 St. David St., Dunedin, New Zealand. AWMM
    • George's brothers, Bruce Gillies Dempster (1895-1965) and Norman Harrison Dempster (1890-1930) also served in the First World War. Public - Paul - Researcher - 21 April 2022 - Military Personnel Files.

Death

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  • Death
    8 October 1918 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery, Nord, France AWMM IV. A. 19. AWMM
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  • Obituary
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Sources

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    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      82: 19 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. 4: Includes portrait AWMM
    • This record was partially completed by information provided by Noel George Smith and Lyn Griffiths (2021). AWMM
    • Hickford, Paul, They Marched to War, 2019, pp. 17 & 100. Public - Paul - Researcher - 25 April 2021 - Tribute to Bank of New Zealand staff and their families.

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