CONSTABLE, George
(Service number 48915)
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Birth
| Date | 23/09/1887 | Place of Birth | Hilton |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 27 February 1917 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | (1) C/o Wm Clark, Warren Street, Hastings; (2) Hilton | ||
| Occupation | Shepherd | ||
| Previous Military Experience | G Company, 26th Reinforcements - discharged unfit | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs T. WATTS (sister), Falsgrave Street, Sydenham, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Death
| Date | 21 September 1930 | Age | 43 years |
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| Place of Death | In the mountain ranges beyond Geraldine. | ||
| Cause | Collapse in bush | ||
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Biographical Notes
George Constable was the son of George and Jane (née Ford) Constable. George and Jane married in 1869 in England and came to New Zealand in 1874 with two young children. George senior died in 1916 at the Timaru Hospital, his wife Jane having died in 1911 at Napier . Young George was educated at Hilton School (also known as Kakahu School) where he and his brother Benjamin won prizes for Standard I in 1897. George junior married Ethel Annie Ede on 28 September 1918 at the Salvation Army Citadel, Hastings. Four children were born before George was to die tragically while on a pig-hunting expedition. The three hunters became lost in fog and darkness and sought shelter for a night. George collapsed and died, however, from cold and exhaustion. Ethel lived for another 46 years and is buried in the Temuka Cemetery. His brother, William Constable, and a nephew, Arthur George Payne, served in World War I.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [06 May 2018]; Temuka Leader, 8 January 1898, Timaru Herald, 9 October 1916, Hastings Standard, 3 October 1918, New Zealand Herald, 22 September 1930, Press, 23 September 1920 (Papers Past) [06 & 07 May 2018]; School admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [06 May 2018]; South Canterbury Branch NZSG research assistance [06 May 2018]
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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