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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Edgar Ralph Rudkin |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Rifleman |
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| Forename(s): |
Edgar Ralph |
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| Surname: |
Rudkin |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
70651 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Bank clerk |
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| Next of Kin: |
Miss A.M. Rudkin (sister), Nurse's Home, Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
35th Reinforcements B Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
2 March 1918 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 101 |
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| Vessel: |
Tofua |
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| Destination: |
Southampton, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
80 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
8 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Place of Death: |
France |
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| Date of Death: |
13 September 1918 |
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| Year of Death: |
1918 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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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: |
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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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1919 |
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