STRUTHERS, Herbert Lewis
(Service number 63442)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 03/10/1895 | Place of Birth | Fairlie |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Clarendon, Otago; Puketoi Street, Pahiatua | ||
| Occupation | Shepherd | ||
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| Marital Status | Married. | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Lizzie N. STRUTHERS (wife), Clarendon; Fairlie; Rural Delivery, Milford, Temuka | ||
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 | 32nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company | ||
| Date | 21 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 June 1970 | Age | 74 years |
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| Place of Death | Milton | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Fairfax Cemetery, Milton | ||
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Biographical Notes
Herbert Lewis Struthers was the youngest son of Henry and Rosa Harriet (née Rapsey) Struthers. Herbert was educated at Fairlie and Hazelburn schools. He was a ploughman at Pahiatua when he was called up. Herbert had married Lizzie Nairn Grey on 8 June 1916 at Masterton. 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. His older brother James Brackenridge Struthers enlisted for World War I..Alexander Francis Struthers, who was called up in 1918, was probably his brother.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 November 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [14 November 2019]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [16 November 2019]; Fairfax Cemetery reference [15 November 2019]; Timaru Herald, 12 April 1919 (Papers Past) [26 November 2013]
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