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George Perston

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 31), Page: 10 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 31), Page: 10 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George AWMM
  • Surname
    Perston AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Gavin Shaw AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 11529 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    10th September 1895 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 31 August 2023 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 31 August 2023 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of William & Catherine PERSTON of Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 31 August 2023 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    W. Perston (father), Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    single Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 31 August 2023 - Military Record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 11529 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 Labourer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • 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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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Perston.—Suddenly on Dec. 27th at Tokomaru Bay, Gavin Shaw, beloved youngest son of the late William and Katherine Perston, in his 57th year. RIP A service will be held in Evans Chapel. Wi Pere St., at 11 a.m. tomorrow (Friday), after which the funeral will leave for the Soldiers’ Lawn Plot at Taruheru Cemetery. J. V. Evans, Funeral Director.
    REF: DEATH - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXVII, ISSUE 23446, 28 DECEMBER 1950, PAGE 1
    Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 10 November 2023
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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R20800740
    Further Reference
  • References
    • HMNZT 52.The bugle call of the 12th NZ Reinforcements : being the souvenir number of The Mokoia chronicle.(1916). On board ship: Published on board H.M.N.Z. Transport no. 52 "S.S. Mokoia". AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      31: 10 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
10 November 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
06 August 2015PeterNew ZealandResearcher

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