GENTLEMUN, William Norman McIntosh
(Service number 37616)
| Aliases |
Enlisted as William GENTLEMUN. |
| First Rank |
Sapper |
Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date |
04/04/1884 |
Place of Birth |
Timaru |
Enlistment Information
| Date |
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Age |
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| Address at Enlistment |
Waipara |
| Occupation |
Miner |
| Previous Military Experience |
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| Marital Status |
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| Next of Kin |
Mr Maurice GENTLEMUN (father), Temuka, South Canterbury |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic |
| Medical Information |
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Military Service
| Served with |
NZ Armed Forces |
Served in |
Army |
| Military District |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation |
New Zealand Engineers, Tunnelling Company |
| Unit, Squadron, or Ship |
4th Reinforcements |
| Date |
16 February 1917 |
| Transport |
Aparima |
| Embarked From |
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Destination |
Plymouth, Devon, England |
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| Last Unit Served With |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns |
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| Service Medals |
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Death
| Date |
3 January 1946 |
Age |
61 years |
| Place of Death |
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| Cause |
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| Notices |
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| Memorial or Cemetery |
Waimate Cemetery |
| Memorial Reference |
Plot 562 |
| New Zealand Memorials |
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Biographical Notes
William Norman McIntosh was the son of Maurice McSheehy Gentlemun and Margaret née McIntosh. Maurice, his brother George and his sister Frances had all come from County Kerry, Ireland, to Temuka. William Gentlemun, a labourer of Washdyke, was successful in the Glenmark Settlement land ballot in June 1915, acquiring a rental section. Just over a year later, in September 1916, he enlisted at the Kaiapoi area headquarters. This resulted in his Glenmark leasehold, three miles from the Waipara Railway, School and Post Office, being advertised for sale. Sapper W. Gentlemun, No. 37616 of the New Zealand Engineers, was reported missing, as of 29 November 1917. William was reported a prisoner of war in Germany on 7 January 1918. Embarking at Tilbury on 12 March 1919 for the return home, he reached Lyttelton, New Zealand by the “Corinthic” in April 1919, one of 1142 soldiers aboard. arrangemnets were made at Temuka to give him and his comrades the usual welcome when they arrived on the express on 26 April. He joined a group which was accorded a welcome home in May. William married Barbara Jeanie Smart, a widow, on 5 December 1942 at Dunedin.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 November 2019]; Waimate Cemetery burial record [16 November 2019]; ref. Sun, 18 June 1915, Lyttelton Times, 16 September 1916, 7 October 1916, Oamaru Mail, 26 December 1917, 9 January 1918, Temuka Leader, 27 December 1917, 10 January 1918, 12 & 26 April 1919, Otago Daily Times, 1 April 1918, Timaru Herald, 12 April 1919, 16 May 1919, 19 June 1919 (Papers Past) [26 November 2013; 16 November 2019]
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