WINTER, Herbert
(Service number 12867)
| First Rank | Gunner | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 17/04/1893 | Place of Birth | Rangitata |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Avenue Road, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Next of Kin | G. WINTER (father), Avenue Road, Timaru | ||
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 | 13th reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery | ||
| Date | 27 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 March 1962 | Age | 68 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Cave War Memorial - Those who offered their lives by serving overseas | ||
Biographical Notes
Herbert Winter was the son of George and Sarah (née McClelland) Winter. He was educated at Rangitata Station and Cannington schools. In 1924 at St Mary's, Timaru, he married Emily Maud Burrell. Emily was buried in the Timaru Cemetery in 1984, and Herbert is remembered on the headstone (no burial record). ,
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [23 April 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [23 April 2019]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [23 April 2019]
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