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English Māori

Francis Walter Godfrey

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 268 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 268 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Francis Walter AWMM
  • Surname
    Godfrey AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 6/1293 AWMM
    • WWII 814644 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Picton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer Public - Donna - Other Relative - 1 March 2015 - Family papers, knowledge and photographs
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Godfrey (mother), Mercer, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 December 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Whaler Public - Donna - Other Relative - 1 March 2015 - Family papers, knowledge and photographs
  • 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
  • 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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  • Memorial name
    Picton War Memorial, 24 London Quay, Picton AWMM

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  • They went with songs to the battle, they were young. Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell with their faces to the foe. In Honour of a Father and Grandfather - for Norma Godfrey and her descendants.
    Public - Julie - Other Relative - 23 March 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military Personnel File
    https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24056625&digital=yes
    Further Reference
  • Documents
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 268 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

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04 April 2015DonnaWellingtonOther Relative
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