English Māori John Wallace Baigent Born 1 July 1893 - Died 29 March 1918 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 46221 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait provided by Peter Millward - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Wallace AWMM SurnameBaigent AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 46221 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1 July 1893 AWMM Nelson, Tasman AWMM Date of birth1 July 1893 Public - Peter - Researcher - 5 September 2017 - Military personnel file Place of birthNelson Public - Peter - Researcher - 5 September 2017 - Military personnel file Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationHenry Baigent (father), Timber-merchant, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 15 August 1917 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 46221 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Sawmill hand/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 15 Aug 1917-2 October 1917 AWMM to Glasgow, Scotland AWMM HMNZT 92 AWMM Vessel was Ruahine AWMM Sergeant AWMM 29th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › John Baigent was the son of Mr Henry and Phoebe Baigent, of 78, Waimea Street, Nelson, New ZealandEducated at Nelson College. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death29 March 1918 AWMM Somme, Northern France AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial nameWar memorials at Nelson and Tahunanui Public - Peter - Researcher - 5 September 2017 - audit of regional war memorials combined with local research Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM Nelson Cenotaph Anzac Park Nelson, Tahunanui Memorial Nelson, Nelson College Scriptorium Roll of Honour Public - Peter - Researcher - 13 October 2017 - on site Roll of Honour Remember John Wallace Baigent by laying a poppy. Ivanhoe Edward Baigent Jeffery Gordon Baigent John Wallace Baigent John Warren Baigent Joseph Thomas Baigent Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Wallace Baigent Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksBirths, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22271994 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1738514/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1738514 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 70: 10 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. 2: Includes portrait AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
