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James Whitby Burdett

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James W Burdett, on horse, holding rifle, bandolier, 1896 pattern triangular socket bayonet hanging from his belt, horse furniture is the correct NZMR saddle (pat 1902) and bridle; coconut palms in background. - No known copyright restrictions

James W Burdett, on horse, holding rifle, bandolier, 1896 pattern triangular socket bayonet hanging …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Whitby AWMM
  • Surname
    Burdett AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 37621 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    17 March 1876 AWMM Thames, Coromandel District AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Adelaide Beatrice Burdett (wife), care of Mrs McPherson, 5 Selwyn Terrace, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 February 1917 AWMM Married AWMM
    Married, 1 child AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 37621 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 24 January 1917 Public Source, April 2015
    Age 40 AWMM
    Horse trainer/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
    Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
    Influenza AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    24 May 1947 AWMM
    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

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21889829
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
      Cenotaph Data Entry Form AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      51: 1 AWMM

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