GUNN, George
(Service number 10/1830)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 19/06/1875 | Place of Birth | Hyde, Otago |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 1 November 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Mrs D Hyland (Sister), Police Station, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Driver for S Richardson, Kimbolton | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Kimbolton, Wellington | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Wellington Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Knight Templaror Waitomo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1915, Balkans (Gallipoli) 1915, Prisoner of war 1915-18 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 22 September 1943 | Age | 68 |
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| Place of Death | Wanganui | ||
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Biographical Notes
POW Aflon Kara Hissar, Turkey #2924
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (March 2015); Military personnel file via Archives New Zealand (March 2015)
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Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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