GUDEX, Henry Carl
(Service number 73542)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 27/03/1894 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | White Rock, Rangiora | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs M. E. GUDEX (mother), White Rock, Rangiora | ||
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 | 38th Reinforcements, D Company | ||
| Date | 5 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | Remuera | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 9 March 1974 | Age | 79 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Rangiora Park Lawn Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Henry Carl Gudex, known as Harry, was the youngest son of German-born Christian Gudex and his wife, Mary Elizabeth née Aker. He was educated at Claremont School near Timaru. Late in 1917 he was drawn in the Second Ballot for Second Division Class A drafts and was called up. at the time he was farming for his father at White Rock, Rangiora. Henry married Muriel Annie Scott in 1926.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [21 December 2019]; Timaru Herald, 4 December 1917 (Papers Past) [08 August 2015]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 December 2019]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [21 December 2019]; Rangiora Park Lawn Cemetery record (Find a Grave) [28 December 2019]
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