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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Norman William Scamburry |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Driver |
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| Forename(s): |
Norman William |
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| Surname: |
Scamburry |
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| Also Known As: |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
2/2257 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Gunner |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs M. MacDonald (mother), 43 Childers Terrace, Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
7th Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Field Artillery |
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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: |
Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
644 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
New Zealand Field Artillery, 71 Battery, 1 Brigade |
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| Place of Death: |
France |
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| Date of Death: |
13 January 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 disease |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Nord, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
IV. B. 10. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Norman Scambury was the son of Margaret McDonald Scambury, of 453 Main Street East, Palmerston North, New Zealand, and the late James Scambury. Born in New South Wales, Australia. Also served at Gallipoli. |
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 |
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| Additional Information: |
- Surname is recorded as Scamburry in Nominal Rolls, as Scambary in Archives New Zealand, Scambury in CWGC.
- Serial Number is recorded as 2/225 in CWGC.
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
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