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ASPINALL, Victor Ian
(Service number 6/1234)

Off to the European War, 1914 — Temuka men pictured at Trentham Military Camp in 1914, including William Stanley Morgan sittign in the back row, third from right.

Also believed to be in the photograph is John (Jack) Moore (possibly one of those in the back?) and Eric George Scrimshaw (but which is not clear), and Victor Ian Aspinall (possibly the man seated at the far left). (South Canterbury Museum 7787)

Aliases	Ian
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	24/03/1897	Place of Birth	NZ

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Temuka
Occupation
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	W. G. ASPINALL (father), Solicitor, Temuka
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	2nd Reinforcements
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Date	14 December 1914
Transport	Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Suez, Egypt

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns	Gallipoli
Service Medals	1914-15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	30 November 1976	Age	79 yrs
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Temuka Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 153, Plot 236
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Victor Ian ASPINALL (Ian) was a son of William Gregson and Caroline Helen (nee NANTES) ASPINALL. He married Evelina May BAXTER. His brother William Denys ASPINALL (Denys) was killed in action in 1917. Three other brothers also served in WWI - Brian Cyril, Guy and Lancelot.

Sources

Cenotaph Database [07 June 2014]; Headstone image Temuka Cemetery (Timaru District Council) [07 June 2014]

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