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Trevor Roland Brett

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1/4 portrait of Private Trevor Roland Brett, Reg No 31588 of the Auckland Infantry Battalion A Company, 19th reinforcements not in uniform. (Photographer: Herman Schmidt, 1916). Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 31-B1480. No known copyright.

1/4 portrait of Private Trevor Roland Brett, Reg No 31588 of the Auckland Infantry Battalion A Compa …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Trevor Roland AWMM
  • Surname
    Brett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 31588 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    b. 18th July 1895 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 January 2024 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Auckland Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 January 2024 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Arthur Roland & Eva Laura BRETT Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 January 2024 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    Calliope Road, Devonport Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 January 2024 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    A. R. Brett (father), Star Office, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    1922 Trevor Roland BRETT married Tui Norma SIMSON Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 January 2024 - NZ BDM Marriage Records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 31588 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 Journalist/Civilian 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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  • Attended Auckland University College (now the University of Auckland). AWMM

Death

About death

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  • 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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  • Memorial name
    Takapuna Primary School, Anzac Street, Takapuna, Auckland AWMM

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05 January 2024Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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