WAKE, Norman
(Service number 28388)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 7 February 1894 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Heretaunga Street, Hastings | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | A. E. WAKE (father), Heretaunga Street, Hastings | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 18th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 11 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 4 July 1974 | Age | 80 years |
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| Place of Death | Hastings | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Havelock North Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Norman Wake was the eldest son of Albert Edward and Annie Isabella (née Armstrong) Wake. He was educated at several schools in south Canterbury – Fairview, Gleniti (Wai-iti), Springbrook and Kingsdown. In 1925 he married Amelia Helen Goddard. His brother, Archibald Armstrong Wake, also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 March 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 March 2020]; School Admission records [27 March 2020]; Havelock North Cemetery burial record (Hastings District Council) [27 March 2020]
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