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John Wallace Baigent

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Portrait provided by Peter Millward - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait provided by Peter Millward - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Wallace AWMM
  • Surname
    Baigent AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 46221 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 1 July 1893 AWMM Nelson, Tasman AWMM
    • 1 July 1893 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1 July 1893 Public - Peter - Researcher - 5 September 2017 - Military personnel file
  • Place of birth
    Nelson Public - Peter - Researcher - 5 September 2017 - Military personnel file
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Henry Baigent (father), Timber-merchant, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 15 August 1917 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 46221 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 Sawmill hand/Civilian 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • John Baigent was the son of Mr Henry and Phoebe Baigent, of 78, Waimea Street, Nelson, New Zealand

    Educated at Nelson College. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    29 March 1918 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    War memorials at Nelson and Tahunanui Public - Peter - Researcher - 5 September 2017 - audit of regional war memorials combined with local research
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Grevillers (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

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
13 October 2017PeterNelson NZResearcher

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