LOACH, George Wallace
(Service number 10/535)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 25/02/1887 | Place of Birth | Sydney, NSW, Australia |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Heretaunga Street, Hastings, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Plumber | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Emily Loach, (mother) 203 Papanui Road, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Wellington Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Limerick or Arawa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Infantry Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 August 1915 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Thomas E. and Emily Loach, of 53, Rose Warne St., Spreydon, Christchurch [birth registration shows 1889]
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [1 Dec 2013]; Military Record - Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R10920111; Probate held at Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R22222633
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