GRESSON, Kenneth Mcfarlane
(Service number 6/956)
| First Rank | Captain; Major | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 18/07/1891 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 12 August 1914, 4 March 1916 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | 20 Jackson Rd, Fendalton, Christchurch | ||
| Occupation | Law Clerk for Izard Longman, Christchurch | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs S.T. Gordon, Union Bank, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic; Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington; Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt; Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1914-15-16, Balkans 1915 | ||
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Death
| Date | Age | ||
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Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (March 2015); Military personnel file via Archives New Zealand (March 2015)
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Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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