WYATT, George
(Service number 73533)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 14 March 1875 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | Buchanan Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Charlotte WYATT (mother), Victoria Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 9 June 1943 | Age | 68 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
George Wyatt was the son of Alfred Ambrose and Charlotte Jane (née Loader) Wyatt. He was educated at both Timaru Main and Timaru South schools. His father in August 1895, when he suffered a head injury after he experienced giddiness and fell out of his dray. His mother died suddenly from heart disease in June 1920. George married Margaret Millin in 1921. George enlisted after being called up. His brother, Henry Valentine Wyatt also enlisted, and a nephew, Alfred Henry Wyatt, served in World War I.
Sources
Timaru Herald, 16 & 17 August 1895, 19 June 1920 (Papers Past) [26 December 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [26 December 2019]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [21 December 2019]; Timaru Cemetery headstone transcription [29 December 2019]
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