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Alfred Samuel Skinner Wise

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 34), Page: 23 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 34), Page: 23 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred Samuel Skinner AWMM
  • Surname
    Wise AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 16184 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
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  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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    19 July 1884 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Christchurch, Canterbury Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
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  • Place of birth
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  • Address before enlistment
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  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Miss Emily Agnes Wise (sister), Canal Reserve, Bromley, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16184 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Teamster/Civilian AWMM
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  • Age on enlistment

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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    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 4.5" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      136 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Embarked Wellington, 26 June 1916; forfeited 4 days' pay, at sea, 3 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916; taken on strength, Army Service corps, Sling Camp, 23 August 1916.
      Transferred to NZ Machine Gun Corps, 17 November 1916; taken on strength, Machine Gun Depot, Grantham, 1 December 1916.
      Posted to 4th Machine Gun Company, 23 April 1917.
      Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1917.
      Admitted to No 4 NZ Field Ambulance, 28 June 1917 (abscess, neck); transferred to 11th Casualty Clearing Station, 3 July 1917; transferred to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Boulogne, 5 July 1917; to England, 11 July 1917 (cyst on neck), and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 7 September 1917; discharged on furlough, 6 October 1917, to report to Machine Gun Depot, Grantham, 22 October 1917.
      Proceeded overseas to France, 17 March 1918; rejoined unit, and posted to B Company, 4 April 1918.
      Admitted to 49th Casualty Clearing Station, 9 October 1918 (deafness); transferred to 3rd British Casualty Clearing Station, 9 October 1918; to Ambulance Train No 20, 11 October 1918, and admitted to 1st South African General Hospital, Abbeville.
      Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HMNZT 'Ruapehu', 7 June 1919; disembarked Wellington, 27 July 1919; discharged, 26 August 1919.
      War service: 3 years 164 days (of which 3 years 34 days were abroad). AWMM
    • D.O.D 27/3/1965 Buried 30/3/1965 Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch, NZ. Block 35, Plot 91 Public - Laurence Richard - Direct descendant - 6 March 2017 - Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database
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Death

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  • Date of death
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06 March 2017Laurence RichardSpringfield Lakes, QLDDirect descendant

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