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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
George Bates Dent |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Gunner |
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| Forename(s): |
George Bates |
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| Surname: |
Dent |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
43076 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Gunner |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Machinist |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs Dent (mother), 24 Armidale Street, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
New Zealand Field Artillery |
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| Embarkation Date: |
26 April 1917 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 84 |
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| Vessel: |
Turakina |
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| Destination: |
Plymouth, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
62 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
23 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Field Artillery |
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| Place of Death: |
Somme, France |
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| Date of Death: |
27 March 1918 |
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| Year of Death: |
1918 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1918 |
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