SERPELL, Samuel Llewellyn
(Service number 3/2874)
| First Rank | Captain | Last Rank | Captain |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Surgeon | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Samuel James Serpell (father), Thames, New Zealand | ||
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 | 22nd Reinforcements New Zealand Medical Corps | ||
| Date | 16 February 1917 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia or Navua or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Medical Corps | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
MC. London Gazette, 17 December 1917, p13185: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in attending to the wounded at the regimental aid post under heavy fire. Although twice wounded, he went on with his work until ordered to hospital by his commanding officer."
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 December 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Timaru Boys High School War Memorial Library plaque (as L S Serpell) | ||
Biographical Notes
Husband of M M Serpell of 447 Victoria Road, Marrickville, Sydney, Australia
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