VERNALL, Douglas
(Service number 34583)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Gunner |
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Birth
| Date | 23 May 1894 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Otati | ||
| Occupation | Gardener | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs W. J. CAMPBELL (mother), 5 Le Cren Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 21st Reinforcements Specialists Company, Machine-Gun Section | ||
| Date | 19 January 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 20 March 1974 | Age | 79 yrs |
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| Place of Death | Orari | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Geraldine Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Sources
Cenotaph Database [07 September 2014]; Headstone image Geraldine Cemetery (Timaru District Council) [07 September 2014]
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