OTTLEY, George Albert
(Service number 73516)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 25 January 1893 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Shepherd | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. BATCHELOR (sister), Mill Road, Waimate | ||
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 | |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 29 September 1977 | Age | 84 years |
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| Place of Death | Waimate | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Lawn Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
George Albert (Ablett) Ottley was born on 25 January 1893 at Waimate, the second son of Reuben and Annie Jane (née Lack) Ottley. His father died in 1904 and his mother in 1909. He was a shepherd at Waimate when he was called up and enlisted. G. A. Ottley, of Waimate, returned home in Draft 211, with over a thousand men aboard, per the “Briton” which was due at Lyttelton in late January 1919. George lived his entire life in the Waimate district, dying at Waimate on 29 September 1977, aged 84 years. he was buried at Waimate.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [12 September 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [12 September 2020]; Admission records (South Canterbury Branch) [12 September 2020]; Ruru Lawn Cemetery headstone transcription [12 September 2020]; Timaru Herald, 25 January 1919 (Papers Past) [08 September 2020]
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