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Alfred Davitt

  • Service number
    • WWI 8/1872 AWMM
    • OTB 3rd reinf: # 8/1872; NZ Eng. Tunnelling: # 4/1692; SA War: # 8942 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 July 2015 - Military Records
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Identity

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 July 2015 - Military Records
  • Forenames
    Alfred AWMM
  • Surname
    Davitt AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 8/1872 AWMM
    • OTB 3rd reinf: # 8/1872; NZ Eng. Tunnelling: # 4/1692; SA War: # 8942 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 July 2015 - Military Records
  • Gender
    • Male AWMM
    • Male Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 July 2015 - Military Records
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Roman Catholic Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 July 2015 - Military Records

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs G. Davitt (mother), Victoria Street, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 8/1872 AWMM
    • OTB 3rd reinf: # 8/1872; NZ Eng. Tunnelling: # 4/1692; SA War: # 8942 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 July 2015 - Military Records
  • 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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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • I have found that Alfred Davitt's WWI record has been rather sad. He enlisted 12 Jan 1915 for the 3rd REinforcements OTB and was discharged 8 June 1915. He then enlisted for the NZ Engineer Tunnelling Btn 5 Oct 1915 only to be discharged by the 30 Oct 1915. I have covered his SA War enlistment in the 10th Contingent under his Regt # 8942 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 July 2015 - Military Record

Death

About 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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13 July 2015Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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