ANSELL, George
(Service number 18602)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 18 August 1895 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Kings Road, Wakauri, Gisborne | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Miss O. J. ANGROVE (friend), care of Mrs R. ANSELL, 4 Rima Street, Miramar, Wellington | ||
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 | 9th Reinforcements, 2nd Battalion, F Company | ||
| Date | 26 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata or Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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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 | 2 July 1962 | Age | 66 years |
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| Place of Death | Petone | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Taita Cemetery, Lower Hutt | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
George Ansell was the youngest son of James broughton and Rachel (née Crowther). He was educated at Masterton and Wellington. George married Elizabeth Clarice Hebbend in 1921. His brother James Broughton Ansell also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 April 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 April 2019]; Taita Cemetery record [13 April 2019]
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