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George Aaron Bunker

  • Service number
    WWI 31465 AWMM
  • Also known as
    George Asren AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 45), Page: 11 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 45), Page: 11 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    George Aaron AWMM
  • Surname
    Bunker AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    George Asren AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 31465 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

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
    G.T. Bunker (father), 42 Washington Avenue, Nelson, 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 31465 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 Seaman 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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    • Name entered as George Asren Bunker in Nominal Rolls AWMM
    • George Aaron BUNKER was my maternal grandmother's ( Kate BUNKER 1911-2004) father. He was born 22 June, 1882 and died 3 May, 1948. Public - Cheyne Cowley - Direct descendant - 10 November 2017 - family information
    • George Aaron BUNKER was my maternal great-grandmother's ('Kate" Ketia Hana Ruru/Bunker) father.
      When George Aaron Bunker was born on 22 June 1882, in Kumara, West Coast, New Zealand, his father, George Thomas Bunker, was 24 and his mother, Mary Wood, was 22. He married Nohomoke Or Moka Nellie Hokianga in 1907, in New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 3 May 1948, in New Zealand, at the age of 65, and was buried in Aramoho Cemetery, Whanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Public - Kaya - Direct descendant - 12 February 2022 - https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/KHH3-73H/george-aaron-bunker-1882-1948
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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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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21889727
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      45: 11 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
21 August 2023AlisonWanganuiResearcher
12 February 2022KayachristchurchDirect descendant
10 November 2017Cheyne CowleyRotorua, New Zealand.Direct descendant

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