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Cecil Eginton

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Headstone of Private Cecil Eginton (42795). Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. New Zealand War Graves Trust (BECR0847). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Headstone of Private Cecil Eginton (42795). Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaander …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Cecil AWMM
  • Surname
    Eginton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 42795 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 15 October 1883 AWMM Moutere, Tasman AWMM
    • 15 October 1883 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    15 October 1883 Public - Peter - Researcher - 21 October 2017 - Military records
  • Place of birth
    Motueka Public - Peter - Researcher - 21 October 2017 - Military records
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    W. Eginton (father), Motueka, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 42795 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 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
    • 6 November 1916 - at Nelson. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 29 October 2017 - Military File.
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Farmer - at Motueka, Tasman. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 29 October 2017 - Military File.
  • Age on enlistment
    33 Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 29 October 2017 - Military File.

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
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Cecil Eginton was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Eginton, of Motueka, Hau, Nelson, New Zealand. AWMM
    • Son of William & Ada Eginton - of Motueka, Tasman. His father William was born at Nelson, New Zealand and his mother Ada was born in England. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 29 October 2017 - Military File.
    • Brother of Rifleman Lewis Eginton (1894-1980) : NZEF Service # 55591 & Private Wilmot Eginton : NZEF Service # 81892. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 29 October 2017 - Military files.
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    22 November 1917 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM III. I. 8. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Motueka War Memorial Public - Peter - Researcher - 21 October 2017 - on site

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
29 October 2017JeniferWairarapaResearcher
21 October 2017PeterNelson, New ZealandResearcher

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