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Frederick Norman Gillanders

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Frederick Norman AWMM
  • Surname
    Gillanders AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Gillander AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/746 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Ngaruawahia, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Charles Gillanders (father), Ngaruawahia, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/746 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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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Frederick Gillander was the son of Charles and Elizabeth Gillander, of Ngaruawahia

    Surname appears as Gillanders in Nominal Rolls, as Gillander in Archives New Zealand AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    8 May 1915 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    TROOPER GILLANDERS. Trooper Charles McRae Gillanders, who is reported to have been wounded, is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Gillanders of Ngaruawahia. He joined the 4th, Waikato, Mounted Rifles, and left with the main Expeditionary Force with two of his brothers, one of whom, Bugler Norman Gillanders, was killed in action last May, and the other, Vincent Gillanders, is still in action at the Dardanelles. Trooper Charles Gillanders saw service in the South African war. He was employed by the New Zealand Dairy Association at Ngaruawahia prior to the outbreak of the war. (NZ Herald, 8 Sep 1915) Public - Sandra - Researcher - 22 December 2018 - Papers Past Online
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Memorials

Memorial

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    • Twelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Helles, Turkey AWMM
    • Hamilton Memorial Park, Memorial Drive, Hamilton East, 3216 AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Ngaruawahia Town School - Roll of Honour 1914-1920 Public - Elli - Researcher - 9 August 2020 - Book: 'Ngaruawahia Primary, 125, 1869-1994' (History of Ngaruawahia Primary School, p28; published 1994)

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  • To Great Uncle Frederick Gillanders, we have never forgotten you, for the brave and heroic soldier you were and you must have made your family very proud. It is people like you who lost their lives in battle, so we are able to have a better life today. God Bless Katherine Fergus, (Mother Phyllis Inez Gillanders, Father David Wilfred Gurney) Frederick Norman Gillanders: Born 28th May 1890
    Public - Katherine Inez - Other Relative - 18 April 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 263 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
19 October 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
09 August 2020ElliWellington, NZResearcher
22 December 2018SandraWaipuResearcher
18 April 2015Katherine InezCambridge, Waikato, New Zealand.Other Relative

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