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Cenotaph record

George Wells-Smailes

Lay a poppy
Photograph of the Auckland Section of Samoan Relief Force taken July 1915. Officers in front row (seated) left to right; RC Smith (s/n 19/256); C Mackie (s/n 5/202); AF Miller (s/n 19/189); Chaplain G Wells-Smailes (19/2131). Photograph taken by Tattersalls studios, Apia, Samoa. Image provided by Nick Warner Smith. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Photograph of the Auckland Section of Samoan Relief Force taken July 1915. Officers in front row (se …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George AWMM
  • Surname
    Wells-Smailes AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 19/2131 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM St Heliers Bay, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Agnus Wells-Smailes (wife), St Heliers Bay, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 27 March 1915 AWMM Married 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 19/2131 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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    WW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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Memorials

Memorial

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