Claude Horace Weston
Born 29 Dec 1879 - Died 10 Nov 1946
- Service number
- WWI 10/2478 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW2 Colonel/Military AWMM
- War
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Claude Horace AWMM
- Surname
- Weston AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 10/2478 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
- Church of England, Christian AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 29 Dec 1879 Military personnel file
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Powderham Street, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs A.L. Weston (wife), New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 14 Aug 1915 AWMM Married AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 10/2478 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
London Gazette 01/01/1918 AWMM - Victory Medal AWMM
- British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
London Gazette 28 December 1917, p13575 AWMM
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Solicitor/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 14 Aug 1915-19 Sep 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 27 AWMM Vessel was Willochra AWMM Captain/Military AWMM Wellington Infantry Battalion AWMM 6th Reinforcements AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Other, WWI AWMM
Nature of Injury: G.S.W. left hip Percent of disability: 50 Source: New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100% AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW2 Colonel/Military AWMM
- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Present address (as listed in New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%): New Plymouth Public Hospital (Poyderham Street, New Plymouth)
NZ Army Legal Department, WWII AWMM - Claude Weston, a solicitor in New Plymouth, wrote a very interesting book on his experiences called:
Three years with the New Zealanders. It was published in 1919 and not an 'official' account of the war as it was an independent publication.
He was the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Wellington Regiment during the Battle of La Basse-Ville and his account was used for the chapter in the Wellington Regiment book later. He was mentioned in Despatches: "...during the action at Messines and La Basse-Ville his work was excellent and the success of the Battalion in these operations was largely due to his work and example.", citation from p 400Public - Dominique G J M - Researcher - 23 September 2025 - La Basse-Ville 1917: New Zealand Voices from Flanders Fields, by D.G.J.M.Cooreman, 2016
- Present address (as listed in New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%): New Plymouth Public Hospital (Poyderham Street, New Plymouth)
About death
- Death
- 10 Nov 1946 AWMM
- Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth AWMM
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- Obituary
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Memorial
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Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22018026
Further Reference - New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-416570.html
Further Reference - Wikidata Entity
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15997441
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Page No: 769 - New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%, compiled from returns supplied by the Commissioner of Pensions, in respect to: a) Permanent War Pensions, and from returns supplied by the Director-General of Medical Services, regarding: b) Discharged and undischarged hospital patients, assessed as suffering permanent disability, but not yet in receipt of a pension at date (28-4-20). New Zealand. Director-General of Medical Services. NZ Times Co. (Printer).
- Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 2: Includes portrait - Cooke, P. (2018). Roll of New Zealand’s Second World War Dead. Wellington, N.Z.: Defence of New Zealand Study Group.; Peter Cooke; 2018.
p.462 - The Magazine Of The Sixth Reinforcements NZEF : published at sea on 28th August & 11th September, 1915
- Weston, Lt-Col. C. H. D.S.O. L.L.B. (NZ) wrote 'Three Years with the New Zealanders.' Pub London, SkPublic - Elizabeth - Researcher - 23 January 2019 - Three Years with the New Zealanders by Lt Col C H Weston published Skeffington, London. england
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