| Occupation before Enlistment |
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| Next of Kin |
| H.W. Wait (father), 95 Dyer's Pass Road, Cashmere Hills, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation |
| New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit |
| 13th Reinforcements New Zealand Field Artillery |
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| Destination |
| Plymouth or Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served |
| New Zealand Field Artillery |
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| Memorial Name |
| Memorial plaque, Bank of New Zealand (Officers of the BNZ who laid down their lives in the Great War AD 1914-1919), BNZ Arcade, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Description of Image |
- Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918
- Memorial Plaque, Bank of New Zealand Arcade, Wellington (2005). (photograph supplied by P. Baker)
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| Additional Information |
| Text of the Memorial plaque, Bank of New Zealand Arcade, Wellington, New Zealand: 'In Memoriam: The names inscribed upon this tablet are those of officers of the Bank of New Zealand who laid down their lives in the Great War AD 1914-1919 waged against the nations of central Europe - Germany, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria - who sought by force of arms to obtain world-wide dominion. In honour of their patriotism and valour. In admiration of their sacrifice. And in grateful perpetuation of their glorious and ennobling memory this monument is reverently dedicated. Their Name Liveth for Evermore.' |
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| Sources Used |
| Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917 |
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