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Keith William Drower

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Two embroidered silk greeting cards written by Lance-Corporal Keith William Drower (23/1368), 1st Battalion, 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1NZEF, to his mother [Kate Drower], dated 26 April and 11 November 1917 respectively. Drower, Keith, Keith William Drower - papers, 1917, Auckland War Memorial Museum, MS-2015-21. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Two embroidered silk greeting cards written by Lance-Corporal Keith William Drower (23/1368), 1st Ba …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Keith William AWMM
  • Surname
    Drower AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 23/1368 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    29 September 1894 Military Personnel file Porangahau, Hawkes Bay Military Personnel file
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Care of T. H. Wilson, Waipukurau, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Kate Drower (mother), Waipukurau, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 13 November 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 23/1368 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 Rifleman AWMM
    AWMM
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

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Death

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Memorials

Memorial

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