SHIRLEY, Sydney
(Service number 6/1713)
| First Rank | private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 17 March 1884 | Place of Birth | Godstone, Surrey, United Kingdom |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 12 December 1914 | Age | 28 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Waimate, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Henry Shirley (father) Blindley Heath, South Gotson (Godstone), Surrey, England | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 3rd Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 February 1915 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 17,18,19 Maunganui, Tahiti, Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star, British War, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 October 1917 | Age | 33 |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial.possibly on war memorial in Godstone, Surrey | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Henry William and Mary Ann Shirley (married Jun 1879, Godstone). Sydney emigrated to NZ in 1910 on the Ruahine. Other brothers left in England enlisted in the British Army and all survived. Sydney served in Gallipoli was hospitalised with Scarlet Fever. Served in France and died from wounds caused by a gunshot wound to the chest.
Sources
Auckland Cenotaph, CWGC, Historical BMD, PapersPast, NZ Archives War record
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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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