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Māori

James Christie

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Private James Christie. 2 NZ General Hospital WW1. Portrait, wearing cap, Red Cross patches on sleeves, hands resting in front. Image supplied by the family 2008. - No known copyright restrictions

Private James Christie. 2 NZ General Hospital WW1. Portrait, wearing cap, Red Cross patches on sleev …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James AWMM
  • Surname
    Christie AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 3/2505 AWMM
    • WWII 2/22/246 AWMM
    • 804929 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    4 July 1887 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs Lillias Christie (mother), care of Mrs W. Jones, Juliet Street South, Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mrs Alma Christie (wife), 128 Pendarvis Street, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • 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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  • Information from the service record supplied by family: served overseas 1916/ 1917

    Service in NZ 118 days; Foreign 1year 104 days

    Boarded out- Gassed; 5.10 1917 classified unfit return to NZ, returned to New Zealand on the SS Ruahine and discharged from service

    Received balloted property in Golden Bay (Nelson area)

    During WW2 he served with the National Military Service AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    22 August 1963 AWMM
    Age 76 AWMM
    New Zealand AWMM
  • 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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