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Edmund Lincoln Gale

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Portrait of Private Edmund Lincoln Gale, Auckland Weekly News, 12 August 1915. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19150812-40-47. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Private Edmund Lincoln Gale, Auckland Weekly News, 12 August 1915. Auckland Libraries He …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Edmund Lincoln AWMM
  • Surname
    Gale AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 6/45 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
    River Road, Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    William S. Gale (father), Rose Street, Spreydon, Christchurch, 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
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/45 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
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  • 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Edmund Gale was the son of William Thomas and Eleanor Ruth Gale (nee Green), of "Inglehope," Ash Grove Terrace, Spreydon, Christchurch, New Zealand. Also served in Egypt and Gallipoli. Born at Addington, Christchurch. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    16 September 1916 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers, Somme, France AWMM III. H. 10. AWMM
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