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WATERS, George William
(Service number 44177)

Aliases
First Rank Rifleman Last Rank Private

Birth

Date Unknown Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation Builder
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin Mrs E.R.G. Waters (wife), 859 Colombo Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship Reinforcements G Company
Date 14 March 1917
Transport Ruapehu
Embarked From Wellington, New Zealand Destination Devonport, England
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion

Military Awards

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Military Awards

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No information

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Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
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Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date 29 September 1918 Age
Place of Death Havrincourt, France
Cause Killed in action
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, Nord, France
Memorial Reference IV. G. 14.
New Zealand Memorials On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine Church Memorial; Geraldine War Memorial

Biographical Notes

George Waters was the son of William and Francess Waters, of Talbot St., Geraldine, New Zealand; husband of Ellen R G Waters, of 17 Mersey St, Christchurch.

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