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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
George William Byres |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Sapper |
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| Forename(s): |
George William |
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| Surname: |
Byres |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
59315 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Corporal |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Telegraph cadet |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs M. Byres (mother), Wellington Road, Marton, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
32nd Reinforcements Divisional Signalling Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
22 November 1917 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 95 |
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| Vessel: |
Willochra |
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| Destination: |
Liverpool, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
75 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
25 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Engineers |
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| Place of Death: |
Havrincourt, France |
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| Date of Death: |
18 September 1918 |
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| Year of Death: |
1918 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas-de-Calais, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
III. B. 14. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
George Byres was the son of William and Marie Byres, of Wellington Rd., Marton, New Zealand. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1918
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