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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Walter George Sage |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Sapper |
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| Forename(s): |
Walter George |
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| Surname: |
Sage |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
17008 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Sapper |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Clerk |
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| Next of Kin: |
Clifford Sage (father), 230 East Belt, Ashburton, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
16th Reinforcements Divisional Signallers |
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| Embarkation Date: |
19 August 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 61 |
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| Vessel: |
Aparima |
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| Destination: |
Devonport, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
38 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
26 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Engineers |
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| Place of Death: |
Belgium |
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| Date of Death: |
15 October 1917 |
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| Age at Death: |
24 |
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| Year of Death: |
1917 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
XXX. D. 4. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Son of Clifford and Mary Eliza Sage of 230 S.E. Belt, Ashburton |
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| Description of Image: |
- Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917
- Ashburton War Memorial. Photo G.A. Fortune, 2003.
- Ashburton War Memorial. Panel 3 (WW1), names, marble panel. Photo G.A. Fortune, 2003
- Ashburton War Memorial. Commemoration panel WW1 and WW2, bronze plaque. Photo G.A. Fortune, 2003
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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