MAUGER, Philip Timaru
(Service number 46528)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 09/01/1896 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Clerk | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs P. MAUGER (mother), Salisbury, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 25th Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Turakina | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 September 1978 | Age | 82 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Philip Timaru Mauger was the son of Philip and Amelia Jane (née de Gruchy) Mauger, who came from Jerrsey, Channel Islands. Philip junior was educated at Salisbury School, near Timaru, gaining Proficiency and going to the Boys' High School. Philip suffered gun shot wound to his left shoulder which resulted in permanent disability. His brother Ernest Mauger enlisted and embarked at the same time as Ernest. [See Timaru Herald, 12 July 1919, page 5.]
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [03 January 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes [03 January 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [04 January 2017]
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