EMERY, George Matthew
(Service number 37792)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 10/08/1896 | Place of Birth | St Andrews, Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 45 Hopper Street, Wellington | ||
| Occupation | Civil servant | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs G EMERY (mother), Saint Andrews, South Canterbury | ||
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 | 22nd Reinforcements, F Company | ||
| Date | 13 February 1917 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 27 January 1972 | Age | 75 years |
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| Place of Death | Wellington | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Karori Cemetery, Wellington | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
George Matthew emery was the son of George Thomas and Rachel (née Anderson) Emery. He was educated at St Andrews School, South Canterbury. On 10 March 1922 at Wellington he married Marion Ellen McCaull.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 January 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 January 2019]; School Admission record; Karori Cemetery headstone image (Wellington City Council) [14 January 2019]
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