CODYRE, Allan Erskine
(Service number 6/107A)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 18/03/1895 | Place of Birth | Greymouth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/- Captain Tait, Le Cren's Terrace, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | single | ||
| Next of Kin | Martin Codyre, Granity, Westport | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | MainBody | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT4, 11 Tahiti, Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Gallipoli | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 August 1915 | Age | 20 |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Kia | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Chunuk Bair, (NZ) Memorial,CHunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipolo, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
son of Martin Lucasand Sarah Ann Codyre (nee McInnes), Granity, Westport. Brother Martin Henry Codyre b1897 d1964
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Researched and Written by
Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG
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