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Roy Octavius Bousfield

  • Service number
    WWI 9/1525 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Roy Octavius Bonsfield AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Roy Octavius AWMM
  • Surname
    Bousfield AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Roy Octavius Bonsfield AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 9/1525 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 14th August 1894 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 January 2024 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 January 2024 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Herbert Octavius & Agnes Ashby BOUSFIELD of Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 January 2024 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Care of T. Harper, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • N.O. Bonsfield (father), Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
    • H.O. Bousfield (father), Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 January 2024 - Military Record
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 9 October 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
    • 1919 Roy Octavius BOUSFIELD married Una Galene Innes REDSTONE Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 18 January 2024 - NZ BDM Marriage Records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 9/1525 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 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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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Surname is recorded as Bonsfield in Nominal Rolls, as Bousfield in Archives New Zealand AWMM

Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
18 January 2024Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
22 March 2022DeniseNapierResearcher

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