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Percival Cyril Boate

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An Auckland hero honoured by France: Sergeant-Major P. C. Boate, D.C.M., being presented with the Medaille Militaire by the New Zealand Minister for Defence. Hon. Jas. Allen, at the Auckland Domain last Saturday. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 28 September 1916 p038. Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19160928-38-1. No known Copyright.

An Auckland hero honoured by France: Sergeant-Major P. C. Boate, D.C.M., being presented with the Me …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Percival Cyril AWMM
  • Surname
    Boate AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Boatte AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 8/1370 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
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Civilian life

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  • Birth
    9 October 1878 AWMM Dover, Kent AWMM
  • Date of birth
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  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW1 Pre 14 December 1914 AWMM Onerahi, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW1 Pre 16 October 1916 AWMM Onerahi, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW1 Mrs K.T. Boate (wife), Onerahi, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW1 Mrs K.J. Boate (wife), Onerahi, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 8/1370 AWMM
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • 11 September 1915 AWMMWounds Diseases Etc., WWI AWMM
      Dardanelles AWMM
    • Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
      Motor accident AWMM

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  • Surname is recorded as Boate in Nominal Rolls, as Boatte in Archives New Zealand AWMM

Death

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    20 January 1925 AWMM
    Age 49 AWMM
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    Accidental Death AWMM
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  • Obituary
    Boate - On January 20, 1925, Percival Cyril (late sergeant-major of Frist Otago Regiment, D.C.M., M.M.). beloved husband of Catherine Jane Boate, of Onerahi, who died as a result of injuries received in motor-bus accident in Queen St., in his 50th year (New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18922, 21 January 1925). AWMM
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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R22277063
    Further Reference
  • References
    • McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers. AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 63 AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      43: 12 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death notice: Volume LXII, Issue 18922, 21 January 1925 AWMM

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