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Bertram Henry Wheeler

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 41), Page: 36 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 41), Page: 36 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Bertram Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Wheeler AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 25665 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 July 1894 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Bristol, Avon Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Alice Mary Wheeler (mother), Bristol, England AWMM
  • Relationship status

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 25665 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 Ship's cook/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' 8" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      150 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Embarked Wellington, 23 September 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 november 1916, and marched in to NZ Reserve Group, Sling Camp.
    Proceeded overseas to France, 7 January 1917; attached to strength on NZ Tunnelling Company, in the field, 24 February 1917.
    Admitted to 37th Casualty Clearing Station, 23 March 1917; transferred to No 11 General Hospital, Camiers, 26 March 1917 (pyrexia, unknown origin: severe); to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 31 March 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 2 April 1917; rejoined Tunnelling Company, 29 April 1917.
    Admitted to 24th General Hospital, Etaples, 25 August 1917 (abscess, right eye); discharged to Base Depot, 5 September 1917.
    Admitted to 24th General Hospital, 7 September 1917; discharged to Base Depot, 26 September 1917.
    Classified 'C' by NZ Travelling Medical Board, 30 October 1917.
    Marched out to England, 10 November 1917.
    Classified 'Unfit' (neurasthenia) and placed on NZ Roll, 12 January 1918.
    Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Willochra', 1 February 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 15 April 1918.
    War service: 1 year 320 days (of which 1 year 1 175 days was abroad) AWMM
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Death

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

Memorial

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