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Sydney Herbert Frederick Marsh

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 41), Page: 35 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 41), Page: 35 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Sydney Herbert Frederick AWMM
  • Surname
    Marsh AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 25774 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Salvation Army, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    5 January 1896 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M. Marsh (mother), Leamington, Cambridge, Waikato, 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 25774 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 Farm hand/Civilian AWMM
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  • 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
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 9" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      140 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Admitted to Wairarapa Hospital from Trentham Camp, 5 July 1916 (influenza).
    War service: Western Front
    Embarked Wellington, 23 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 November 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp.
    Proceeded overseas to France, 7 January 1917.
    Attached to NZ Tunnelling Company, 24 February 1917.
    Joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 26 June 1917, and posted to C Company.
    Appointed Company Cook, 22 September 1917.
    On leave to United Kingdom, 18 January 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 4 February 1918.
    Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 27 March 1918 (pyrexia, unknown origin), and transferred same day to No 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital; to No 20 General Hospital, 29 March 1918; to Convalescent Depot, 30 March 1918; to No 11 Convalescent Depot, Buchy, 2 April 1918; to Base Depot, Etaples, 6 June 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 27 September 1918.
    Commenced return to New Zealand from Tilbury on board HMNZT 'Pakeha', 12 April 1919; disembarked Wellington, 30 May 1919; discharged, 27 June 1919.
    Total war service: 3 years 29 days (of which 2 years 248 days were abroad) AWMM
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Death

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  • Cemetery
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  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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