WINGHAM, Arthur Heath
(Service number 8/855)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 4 December 1893 | Place of Birth | Gore |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Gore | ||
| Occupation | Wool classer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | James WINGHAM (father), Locomotive Department, 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 | Otago Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay | ||
| Embarked From | Port Chalmers, Dunedin | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 6 January 1951 | Age | 57 years |
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| Place of Death | Dunedin | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Arthur Heath Wingham was the fourth and youngest son of James John and Fanny (née Heath) Wingham. He was educated at Gore School. Arthur was away at the front when his father died in April 1915 at Timaru and his youngest sister, Elsie Ada Eingham, died in June 1915 at Greymouth. His mother died in 1917 at Timaru. Arthur married Henrietta Margaret Jones in 1917. His brother William Wingham also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [23 April 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [23 April 2019]; Andersons Bay Cemetery record (Dunedin City Council) [23 April 2019]
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