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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Albert Eric Ralston Bagnall |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Gunner |
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| Forename(s): |
Albert Eric Ralston |
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| Surname: |
Bagnall |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
49066 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Corporal |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Civil servant |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs E. Bagnall (mother), 29 Mason's Avenue, Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Auckland |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
27th Reinforcements Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
12 June 1917 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 87 |
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| Vessel: |
Tahiti |
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| Destination: |
Devonport, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
67 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
11 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Field Artillery, 2nd Brigade |
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| Place of Death: |
France |
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| Date of Death: |
26 August 1918 |
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| Age at Death: |
22 |
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| Year of Death: |
1918 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
VI.B.18. |
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| Memorial Name: |
Turua Roll of Honour, 1914-1918 |
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| Obituary: |
Obituary: Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. Third Term, 1918. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Son of Emma and the late Albert Edward Bagnall, of 33 Sarsfield Street, Ponsonby, Auckland. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Further References: |
- Archives New Zealand Auckland Regional Office - Archives reference - BBAE 1569/12686 - Gunner Albert Eric Ralston Bagnall (died 26 August 1918).
- Letter to family from France dated 21 August 1918
- Auckland Grammar School chronicle. 1918, Third term. p.22.
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1918
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Auckland Grammar School chronicle. [1913-]. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland Grammar School.
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