HENRY, David Gordon
(Service number 44374)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 27/09/1880 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Mangatoki, Taranaki | ||
| Occupation | Blacksmith | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Lexy HENRY (mother), Temuka, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 24th Reinforcements, F Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Pakeha | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 17 October 1931 | Age | 51 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
David Gordon Henry was the second son of Davis and Alexandrina (Lexy, née Robertson) Henry. D. G. Henry, 44374, Temuka, returned to New Zealand in March 1918 in Draft 149.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [05 February 2017]; Evening Post, 13 March 1918 (Papers Past) [05 February 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [05 February 2017]
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