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Richard William Girven

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 266 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 266 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Richard William AWMM
  • Surname
    Girven AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 13/803 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    26 June 1894 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    26 June 1894 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 29 April 2018 - Archives NZ; Military personnel file; http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10269390
  • Place of birth
    KawaKawa, Northland, New Zealand Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 29 April 2018 - Archives NZ; Military personnel file; http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10269390
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • Unknown AWMM Onerahi, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • Violet Crescent, Parnell, Auckland, NZ Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 29 April 2018 - Archives NZ; Military personnel file; http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10269390
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Richard William Girven (father), Onerahi, Whangarei, North Auckland, 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 13/803 AWMM
  • Military service
    1915 Gallipoli; 1915-1916 Egyptian; 1916 Egyptian E.F.; Western European 1916-17-18 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 29 April 2018 - Archives NZ; Military personnel file; http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10269390
  • 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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Death

About death

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  • Death
    23 February 1928 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
    32 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 29 April 2018 - Auckland Council website cemetery database; https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/cemeteries/Pages/RecordDetails.aspx?recordId=FD35E70A0E33654CC3C541E54101BF1C
  • Place of death
    Auckland, New Zealand Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 29 April 2018 - Archives NZ; Military personnel file; http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10269390
  • Cause of death
    Chronic fribrosis of lungs - several years; abscesses of brain; cardiac failure Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 29 April 2018 - Archives NZ; Military personnel file; http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10269390
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM ANGLICAN DIVISION E Row 4, Plot 68A AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R16786485
    Further Reference
  • 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. AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 266 AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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29 April 2018SarndraAuckland, New ZealandResearcher

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