WINSKILL, George
(Service number 6/1431)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | 16 October 1894 | Place of Birth | Amberley |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 50 Russell Square, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Clerk (NZ Railways) | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | G. WINSKILL (father), Amberley, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 2nd Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 December 1914 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Machine Gun Corps | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 27 March 1918 | Age | 23 years |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
George Winskill was born on 16 October 1894 at Amberley, the eldest son of George and Mary (née Blain) Winskill. He was educated at the local Amberley School. George was a clerk for New Zealand Railways at Timaru when he enlisted. He nominated his father as next-of-kin. Just 20 years old, he embarked on 14 December 1914.
In August 1915 Private George Winskill was wounded at the Dardanelles. Sergeant George Winskill had been at the Front for over three years when he was killed in action at the Somme by a sniper. He was initially buried in an isolated trench near colincamps and later interred in the Euston Road Cemetery.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [28 September 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [29 September 2020]; School Admission record (Oamaru Branch NZSG) [29 September 2020]; Otago Witness, 15 September 2020 (Papers Past) [28 September 2020].
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