WATERS, George William
(Service number 44177)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Builder | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E.R.G. Waters (wife), 859 Colombo Street, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcements G Company | ||
| Date | 14 March 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ruapehu | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 29 September 1918 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Havrincourt, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, Nord, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine Church Memorial; Geraldine War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
George Waters was the son of William and Francess Waters, of Talbot St., Geraldine, New Zealand; husband of Ellen R G Waters, of 17 Mersey St, Christchurch.
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