George Withers

Forenames

George AWMM

Surname

Withers AWMM

Service number

• 3850 AWMM
• 7/559 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Address before enlistment

• Unknown AWMM Tai Tapu, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
• Unknown AWMM Tai Tapu, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

• Drummond A. Withers (father), Prebbleton, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
• Drummond A. Withers (father), Prebbleton, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

• Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single AWMM
• Single AWMM

War

• South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
• World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

• 3850 AWMM
• 7/559 AWMM

Enlistment

• WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
• South Africa Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

• South Africa Vessel was Tahiti or Athenic AWMM Private AWMM Canterbury Mounted Rifles AWMM 2nd Reinforcements AWMM
• WW1 16 Oct 1914 AWMM
  HMNZT 4 or HMNZT 11 AWMM Trooper AWMM 6th Contingent, Canterbury Special Section AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 6th Contingent AWMM
  2nd Embarkation AWMM

Last rank

South Africa 11 May 1902 AWMM
Disbanded AWMM
Trooper AWMM
New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 6th Contingent AWMM

Stowers notes he was a Sergeant in WW1 though the Nominal Roll records him as a Trooper

Father was named Drummond Withers. AWMM

Date of death

28/03/1955

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Age at death

75 years

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Death notes

05/05/1957 is incorrect, as is the burial location

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Cemetery

Eastern Invercargill Cemetery AWMM

Cemetery name

Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch. Block B Section 16 Plot 55. Unmarked Grave.

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Grave reference

https://heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interment.asp?id=15224

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Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22024666
  Further Reference
• South Africa military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20524348
  Further Reference
• New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/south-african-boer-war/introduction
  Further Reference
• Archives NZ: W5515|62|6126
  http://archives.govt.nz/research/guides/war
  Further Reference

References

Stowers, R. (2002). Rough Riders at War: history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer war 1899-1902 and information on all members of the ten New Zealand contingents. Author: Hamilton, N.Z.