FRANCIS, Norton
(Service number 15/206)
| First Rank | Major | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 18/03/1871 | Place of Birth | England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 8 October 1914 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Merchant, Pyne Gould Guinness | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M.E. Francis, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | General Staff | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Samoan Advance Party | ||
| Date | 15 August 1914 | ||
| Transport | Moeraki or Monowai | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Apia, Western Samoa |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | New Zealand 1914-15 & 1918, Samoan 1915 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 October 1939 | Age | 68 |
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Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015); Military personnel file via Archives New Zealand (January 2015)
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Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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