GAWITH, John
(Service number 47819)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 12 June 1894 | Place of Birth | New Plymouth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | P.O. Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Married. Married Julia CASSIDY on 10 January 1917 at Timaru. Daughter Lillian May GAWITH born on 1 November 1917 | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs J. GAWITH (wife), Waimataitai, Timeru | ||
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 | 26th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 9 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, England |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Western European | ||
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| Service Medals | British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 13 September 1975 | Age | 81 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
John GAWITH was the son of john Samuel and his second wife Jane (nee BIRD) GAWITH. He married Julia Ann CASSIDY in 1917 at Timaru, before embarking from Wellington by the "Willochra" on 9 June 1917, travelling via the Cape of Good Hope to reach Devonport on 16 August 1917. His first daughter Lillian May was born in 1917. There followed, after his return early in 1919 in Draft 211, daughter Eva Esther, a son who is still living, and daughter Brenda Cecilia.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 February 2015]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5922 0043756) [09 September 2015], NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5937 0359383) [09 September 2015 & 05 August 2016]; Timaru Herald, 13 January 1917, 20 September 1918, 25 January 1919 (Papers Past) [24 February 2015]; SCRoll web submission 23 August 2018
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