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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Harold Clarence De Ridder |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Gunner |
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| Forename(s): |
Harold Clarence |
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| Surname: |
De Ridder |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
2/489 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Gunner |
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| Next of Kin: |
T. de Ridder (brother), Building Station, Crown Creek, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Care of Bank of New Zealand, Petone, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Main Body |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Field Artillery |
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| Embarkation Date: |
16 October 1914 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Limerick or Arawa |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
185 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Field Artillery |
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| Place of Death: |
France |
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| Date of Death: |
11 November 1918 |
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| Year of Death: |
1918 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of disease |
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| Memorial Name: |
Memorial plaque, Bank of New Zealand (Officers of the BNZ who laid down their lives in the Great War AD 1914-1919), BNZ Arcade, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Description of Image: |
Memorial Plaque, Bank of New Zealand Arcade, Wellington (2005). (photograph supplied by P. Baker) |
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| Additional Information: |
Text of the Memorial plaque, Bank of New Zealand Arcade, Wellington, New Zealand: 'In Memoriam: The names inscribed upon this tablet are those of officers of the Bank of New Zealand who laid down their lives in the Great War AD 1914-1919 waged against the nations of central Europe - Germany, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria - who sought by force of arms to obtain world-wide dominion. In honour of their patriotism and valour. In admiration of their sacrifice. And in grateful perpetuation of their glorious and ennobling memory this monument is reverently dedicated. Their Name Liveth for Evermore.' |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
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