VOSPER, Wilfred Borlase
(Service number 7/608)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 14/01/1892 | Place of Birth | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o G. T. Baker, Albury, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Station hand | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Reverend John VOSPER, Motueka, Nelson | ||
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 Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 July 1922 | Age | 30 years |
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| Place of Death | Nelson | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Motueka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Wilfred Borlase Vosper, born on 14 January 1892 at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, was the son of John and Elizabeth Vosper. ,In 1901 Wilfred started at Johnsonville School, coming from Merriya School in New South Wales. In 1907 he left Johnsonville for the Techical School in Wellington. He had been at Fairlie at least form 1913 and was a station hand there when he left by the train from Fairlie on 12 August 1914 with the 8th South Canterbury Mounted Rifles men from Fairlie. His fathes then stationed at Motueka, where Wilfred settled after the war. Wilfred married Flora Gair in 1921. He died the following year and was buried in the Motueka Cemetery.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [11 May 2020; School Admission record [11 May 2020] ]; Motueka Cemetery record (Tasman District Council) [11 May 2020]; Evening Post, 20 July 1922 (Papers Past) [14 May 2020]
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