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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Lancelot Garrow Braik |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Lancelot Garrow |
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| Surname: |
Braik |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
25096 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Place of Birth: |
Invercargill, New Zealand |
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| First Known Rank: |
Sergeant |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Student |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs B. Braik (mother), Hotel Braeburn, Wanganui, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
5th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, Machine-Gun Section |
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| Embarkation Date: |
26 June 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Maunganui or Tahiti |
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| Destination: |
Devonport, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
34 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
36 |
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| Campaigns: |
Western Front |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
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| Place of Death: |
Wanganui, Manawatu, New Zealand |
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| Date of Death: |
18 November 1918 |
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| Age at Death: |
24 |
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| Year of Death: |
1918 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Influenza complications |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Wanganui (old) Cemetery, Heads Road, Wanganui, New Zealand |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Son of George D. and Belle Braik (nee Bond), of 16, Symonds St., Auckland. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Further References: |
Soldiers' Deaths. Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 128, 26 November 1918, Page 2 |
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