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Bert William Friis

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  • Service number
    WWI 12027 AWMM
  • Also known as
    • Bertie AWMM
    • Frus AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Portrait of Sapper Bert Friis 12027, 1916. Uploaded as part of 2013 Memoir and Local History Competition entry, Tauranga City Library. No known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Sapper Bert Friis 12027, 1916. Uploaded as part of 2013 Memoir and Local History Competi …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Bert William AWMM
  • Surname
    Friis AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Bertie AWMM
    • Frus AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12027 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    2 July 1884 Public - Barbara - Direct descendant - 18 March 2017 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Woodville, NZ Public - Barbara - Direct descendant - 18 March 2017 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
    His given name at birth was Bertie. Public - Barbara - Direct descendant - 18 March 2017 - Family papers
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer at Reporoa Public - Barbara - Direct descendant - 18 March 2017 - Family papers
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Mitchell (mother), Mangatera, Dannevirke, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Married Sep 1917 while serving in England. Public - Barbara - Direct descendant - 18 March 2017 - Family papers

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12027 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 Bushman/Civilian AWMM
    • Enlisted in New Zealand Engineers No 1 Field company on 10th January 1916 Public - Barbara - Direct descendant - 18 March 2017 - Military Personnel File
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    32 Public - Barbara - Direct descendant - 18 March 2017 - Military Personnel File

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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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Brother of Albert Friis 26/1593. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    9 September 1958 BDM
    Tauranga, Bay of Plenty BDM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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