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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Henry Thomas Waller |
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| Forename(s): |
Henry Thomas |
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| Surname: |
Waller |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
23/948 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
1894 |
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| Place of Birth: |
New Zealand |
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| First Known Rank: |
Rifleman |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs Annie Waller (mother), Somerstown, Te Aroha, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Putaruru, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Auckland |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
C Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
9 October 1915 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
Vol1 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
753 |
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| Military Awards: |
Military Medal (MM) |
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| Award Circumstances: |
- Citation for Military Medal (MM): "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty throughout the operations round Messines on the 7th and 8th June 1917. Rifleman Waller acted as a stretcher-bearer. He worked continuously day and night under very heavy fire, tending and carrying back wounded. He was conspicuous for his courage and cheerfulness and devotion to duty." (London Gazette, 16 August 1917, p. 8430, Rec. No. 2411)
- "Rifleman Henry T. Waller, third son of Mrs. J. H. Waller, nurse, of Te Kuiti, has been awarded the Military Medal for gallantry in the field. Rifleman Waller, who left New Zealand with the seventh reinforcements, was wounded on September 10. He took part in the Somme and Messines engagements." (from an article on Military Medal winners entitled, Recipient Reported Wounded, Auckland Weekly News, 4 October 1917, p. 19)
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Place of Death: |
Hamilton, New Zealand |
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| Date of Death: |
18 January 1971 |
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| Age at Death: |
83 |
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| Year of Death: |
1971 |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Hamilton Park Cemetery, 395 Morrinsville Road, Newstead, Hamilton, New Zealand |
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| Grave Reference: |
RSA 07 089 |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Son of James Henry Waller and Annie Waller.
- Three sons served in WW1: Alfred Eric Waller (12/3499) died of bronchitis, Henry Thomas Waller (23/948) MM, and Leonard James Waller (24/1849) (KIA).
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| Further References: |
McDonald, H. (2001). p. 330. |
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