FERENS, Gordon Hamilton
(Service number 6/453)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 05/05/1888 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | C/- Miss Bradley, Sophia St, Timaru, Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Mercer for C.G Snow, Timaru | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | William Henry Ferens, 167 York Place, Dunedin | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | 2nd South Canterbury Company | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1915-1916, Egyptian Expeditionary Force 1916, Balkans (Gallipoli) 1915, France & Belgium 1916 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | Age | ||
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| New Zealand Memorials | Cenotaph Jan 2015 | ||
Biographical Notes
Wounded at Gallipoli
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015)
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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