ANNEAR, Arthur Thomas
(Service number 6/2053)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 09/06/1898 | Place of Birth | Picton |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Babington Street, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | J.H. Annear (father), Babington Street, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Where Captured and by Whom | |
| Actions Prior to Capture | |
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| Days Interned | |
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Death
| Date | 25 January 1978 | Age | 80 years |
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| Place of Death | Carterton | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Clareville Cemetery, Carterton | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Arthur Thomas Annear was the son of John Hayes and Elizabeth Jane (née Renowden) Annear. Arthur appears to have put his age up so that he could enlist in 1915.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [10 June 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [10 June 2017]; Clareville Cemetery burial record (Carterton District Council) [10 June 2017]; Clareville Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [10 June 2017]
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Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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