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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Oscar Backman |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Rifleman |
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| Forename(s): |
Oscar |
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| Surname: |
Backman |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
23/365 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Rifleman |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs Florence Backman (wife), 30 Hospital Street, Greymouth, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Married |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Blaketown, Greymouth, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Canterbury |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Stretcher-bearers |
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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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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
26 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
France |
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| Date of Death: |
26 March 1917 |
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| Age at Death: |
30 |
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| Year of Death: |
1917 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of injuries |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Maple Leaf Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium |
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| Grave Reference: |
M. 14. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Oscar Backman was the son of Nils Parson Backman and Hannah Backman, of Sweden; husband of Florence Backman, of 13, Martin St., Wellington, New Zealand. |
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 |
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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 I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
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