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Albert Victor Waitford

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Portrait, Albert Victor Waitford (kindly provided by a member of the family ) - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Albert Victor AWMM
  • Surname
    Waitford AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Waetford AWMM
    • Wetiwha AWMM
    • Albert Victor AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/541 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 January 1895 AWMM New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Pre 20 January 1915 AWMM Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Edward Berry Waitford, Waikaraka, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    • World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
    • World War II, 1939-1945 Public - Flora - Direct descendant - 14 January 2017 - Military Personnel File (WW II)
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16/541 AWMM
  • Military service
    Home Guard Public - Flora - Direct descendant - 14 January 2017 - Military Personnel File (WW II)
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 20 January 1915 AWMM Motor car driver/Civilian AWMM
    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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Served 4 years 105 days.

    Name changed to Waetford AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    3 December 1965 AWMM
    Age 69 AWMM
    New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
    Whanganui Public - Flora - Direct descendant - 14 January 2017 - New Zealand Death Certificate
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Putiki Urupa, Whanganui. Public - Flora - Direct descendant - 14 January 2017 - Personal Visit
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    ALBERT V. WAETFORD Public - Flora - Direct descendant - 14 January 2017 - Personal Visit
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Let us always remember them. Thank you Great grandfather xxx.
    Public - Sakura-Marama - Other Relative - 21 August 2015
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  • Ka maumahara tonu tatau kia ratau. Moe mai Koro Albert Victor Waetford
    Public - Bernadine - 27 April 2015
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  • Quite a humbling experience reading my Great Grandfathers words in the article he wrote for the Wanganui Chronicle. I image he saw of a lot of action and been in the thick of it (where else would he be? :)) Thanks for a great story Koro Albert - The Man! :)
    Public - Alex - Other Relative - 22 April 2015
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
21 August 2015Sakura-MaramaNew ZealandOther Relative
27 April 2015BernadineWhanganui New ZealandOther
22 April 2015AlexWellingtonOther Relative
01 April 2015Hine-MoanaWellington New ZealandOther Relative
26 January 2015AlbertMosta - MaltaOther

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