KIMBER, George
(Service number 6/4080)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 02/10/1891 | Place of Birth | Fairlie, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 16 November 1915 | Age | 24 |
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| Address at Enlistment | c/- Railway Department, Waimate, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Railway Clerk | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Frank Kimber (father), 12 College Street, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 11th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 1 April 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western Europe | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal(1914-1920); Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 27 December 1917 | Age | 26 |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Etaples Military cemetery, Pas-de- Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Fairlie War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Left Alexandrina for France aboard HMT Caledonia 10.05.1916. George Kimber was the son of Frank and Mary Kimber of 12 College Road, Timaru. Death reported by Rev. W. Greener
Sources
Cenotaph database (October 2014)
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Ann Munro, SC branch NZSG
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