Samuel Carlyon
Born 15 Feb 1888 - Died 1 Jun 1915
- Service number
- WWI 8/911 AWMM
- WWI 4/911A AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Sapper AWMM New Zealand Engineers AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Samuel AWMM
- Surname
- Carlyon AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 8/911 AWMM
- WWI 4/911A AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 15 Feb 1888 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 15 Feb 1888Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military record
- Place of birth
- Woodville, NZPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military record
- Birth notes
- on of Percy Frederick and Margaret Carlyon, of Henley St., WestportPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military record
- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Otira, West Coast, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- P. I. Carlyon (father), Westport, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 8/911 AWMM
- WWI 4/911A AWMM
- Military service
- 1914-1915Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military Record
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
London Gazette, 5 August 1915, p7668: Mentioned in General Ian Hamilton's despatch of 20th May 1915. (Commander Meditteranean Expeditionary Force). AWMM - Victory Medal AWMM
- British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- 1914-1915 Star
British War & Victory Medals
Plaque & Scroll # 501772Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military record
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
- 2yrs Gisborne Rifles, 2yrs Greymouth Rifles, 1yr Westport GAPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military record
- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1
- 26 August 1914 at ChristchurchPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military record
- Age on enlistment
- 26yrs 5mthsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military record
- Occupation before enlistment
- Blacksmith for the Public Works in OtiraPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Military record
Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 16 Oct 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 5 or HMNZT 9 AWMM Vessel was Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay AWMM Private AWMM Otago Infantry Battalion AWMM Main Body AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Sapper AWMM
New Zealand Engineers AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of Percy Frederick and Margaret Carlyon of Henley Street, Westport.
Next of Kin: Mr P. I. Carlyon, Westport (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM - Sapper Samuel Carlyon, of the New Zealand Field Engineers, who has died of wounds, was a son of Sergeant P F Carlyon, who was at one time in charge of the local Police force. Spr S Carlyon came to Gisborne in 1906 and spent 6 years in the Gisborne Defence Cadets as a Sergeant, and also spent some time in the artillery at Westport. Whilst here he was working as a blacksmith in Mr J. J. H. Ormond's factory and at Otoko when the viaduct was being erected. He enlisted and went with the 4th ReinforcementsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13724, 30 June 1915, Page 8
- Son of Percy Frederick and Margaret Carlyon of Henley Street, Westport.
About death
- Death
- 1 Jun 1915 AWMM
Age 26 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Died of wounds AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM II. E. 6. AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
- featherston memorial wairapa new zealandPublic - ANTHONY - Other relative - 6 May 2017 - I visited featherston service on ANZAC day 2017 and witnesed his name and cross I also laid a poppy on his brothers grave in the local cemetary he died in the local training camp of typhoid he was in the dental corps ,he is not honered at the memorial as he died befor he could embarck for europe
- Tokomaru Bay War MemorialPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 January 2016 - Research
- featherston memorial wairapa new zealand
- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
- Featherston War Memorial, 89 Fitzherbert Street, Featherston, Wairarapa AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
http://www.cwgc.org
Sources Used - Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21892263
Further Reference - New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-130221.html
Further Reference
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
- 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.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Page No: 111 - Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.
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