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HUSTON, Alfred William John
(Service number 3/2491)

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Birth

Date 27/04/1896 Place of Birth Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment 19 Evans Street, Timaru
Occupation Clerk
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin Mrs J.M. Huston (mother), 19 Evans Street, Timaru
Religion Presbyterian
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 16th Reinforcements, New Zealand Medical Corps
Date 19 August 1916
Transport Aparima or Mokoia or Navua
Embarked From Destination
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns Western European 1916-1917
Service Medals
Military Awards

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Prisoner of War Information

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Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
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Liberation Date

Discharge

Date 22 March 1919 Reason Discharged no longer physically fit(fractured tibula)

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date 7 August 1957 Age
Place of Death Timaru
Cause
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Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [1 May 2019]; "Good deed during WWI brought humanity to conflict" on Stuff at https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/112215181/good-deed-during-wwi-brought-humanity-to-conflict [Accessed 1 May 2019]

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