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Alfred Edward Durston

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 35), Page: 3 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 35), Page: 3 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Durston AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Alf Public - bella christene - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - Family knowledge
  • Service number
    WWI 16084 AWMM
  • Gender
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    ? Public - bella christene - Other Relative - 25 April 2015 - Family papers

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs F. Durston (mother), Waerengaahika, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 16084 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 Engineer/Military AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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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    • Manuka then transhipped to "Malwa" at Sydney for Suez, Egypt AWMM
    • Trooper Alfred Edward Durston, reported wounded, is a son pf Mrs J. Durston, Waerenga-a-hika He was an engineer by trade, and left Gisborne with the 14th Reinforcements Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 June 2023 - POVERTY BAY HERALD, VOLUME XLIV, ISSUE 14187, 3 JANUARY 1917, PAGE 3
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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • 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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  • i remember you every year Granddad but have only found this website recently. I remember you being a lovely gentle man to your many grandchildren. Len and I took Mick when you passed away and had him till we left home, he pined for us.
    Public - Bella Christene - Direct descendant - 12 August 2016
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15 June 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
12 August 2016Bella ChristeneAuckland NZDirect descendant

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