MANDER, Guy Jeffery
(Service number 75114)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 01/12/1889 | Place of Birth | Bay of Islands |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o B. N. Carpenter, Te Puke, Tauranga | ||
| Occupation | Stockman | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Annie Jeffery MANDER (mother), St Heliers Bay, Auckland | ||
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 | 40th Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 11 October 1918 | ||
| Transport | Moeraki | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 6 January 1966 | Age | 76 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Karori Crematorium, Wellington | ||
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Biographical Notes
Guy Jeffery Mander was born on 1 December 1889 in the Bay of Islands, the eldest son of John and Annie Jeffery (née Shaw) Mander. Guy was educated at Fairlie, Andersons Bay (Dunedin) and Motueka schools. It was while the family was residing at Fairlie that John Mander, an accountant, died – 26 October 1894 - and was buried in the Fairlie Cemetery. Mrs John Mander provided private lodgings at Fairlie in 1897. Guy Mander married Ida May Brandon on 10 March 1927 at St George’s Church, Frankton Junction. He died on 6 January 1966 at Waikanae, aged 76 years, and was cremated at Karori Crematorium, Wellington. His brother, Lionel John Mander, also served in World War I, and another brother, Reginald Rex Mander, enlisted. Guy, Lionel and Reginald were nephews of Frederick Shaw who served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [19 June 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [19 June 2020]; School Admission records [19 June 2020]; Karori Crematorium record (Wellington City Council) [21 June 2020]
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