VERITY, George Hamilton
(Service number 7/1299)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 28/07/1895 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Craigmore Downs, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | C.H. Verity (father), Craigmore Downs, Cave, via Timaru, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 6th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 September 1990 | Age | |
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| New Zealand Memorials | Cave War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (10 June 2015); SCRoll web submission from V Jaenecke, 16 April 2015
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Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)
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