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Pollock George Harold
New Zealand born Driver Divisional Ammunition Column, New Zealand Field Artillery 23 2 february 1894 , Oamaru , New Zealand 12 october 1917 Son of Margaret Sansom (formerly Pollock), of Paynter's Avenue, Fitzroy, New Plymouth, New Zealand, and the late James Pollock Single Local School , Kiritaki Farmer 5'11" = 1.80m 142 lbs = 64.4 kg Dark complexion Black Brown None Presbyterian Divisional Cemetery , Dickebusch Road Row L , Stone 7 |
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11 october 1915 8 january 1916 8 february 1916 10 february 1916 26 february 1916 2 march 1916 8 march 1916 7 april 1916 13 may 1916 13 november 1916 23 february 1917 24 february 1917 28 february 1917 10 march 1917 11 march 1917 4 april 1917 14 april 1917 30 may 1917 2 june 1917 10 june 1917 13 june 1917 12 october 1917 |
Enlisted 9th Reinforcements , B Squadron , Wellington Mounted Rifles Embarked at Wellington per HMNZT 'Maunganui' Disembarked at Suez , Egypt Admitted to N°4 Auxiliary Hospital , Cairo Discharged to duty Rejoined unit at Zeitoun , Egypt Transferred from Wellington Mounted Rifles to 8th Battery Embarked with the 9th Battery at Alexandria , Egypt for France Transferred in the field to Divisional Ammunition Column Transferred to the 1st Brigade Send to Hospital with Influenza Admitted to 2nd Wessex Field Ambulance and transferred the same day to N° 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station with tonsilitis. Admitted to N°2 Australian General Hospital at Wimereux , France Transferred to England per HS ' Cambria'. Admitted to N°2 New Zealand General Hospital in Walton , England Transferred to New Zealand Convalescent Hospital in Hornchurch , England Discharged to New Zealand Field Artillery Reserve Depot at Chadderton , England Left for France Marched in at N°1 New Zealand Base Depot at Etaples , France Marched out to Division Posted , in the field , to the 3rd Battery. Killed in action at Ypres |
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Renner Keith
New Zealand born Gunner New Zealand Field Artillery 22 27 october 1894 4 october 1917 Son of William Henry and Mary Amelia Renner, of 16, Russell St., Gisborne, New Zealand Single Local school Surveyor at Grant & Cooke Ltd , Gisborne , New Zealand 5'9" = 1.75 m 10 stone = 63.5 kg Dark complexion Black Brown None Church of England Divisional Cemetery , Dickebusch Road Row A , Stone 20 |
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20 october 1915 8 january 1916 8 february 1916 8 march 1916 7 april 1916 22 january 1917 26 february 1917 14 march 1917 2 april 1917 3 april 1917 30 july 1917 12 august 1917 4 october 1917 |
Enlisted at Trentham Camp in the 9th Reinforcements , "B" Squadron Wellington Mounted Rifles Embarked at Wellington per HMNZT 'Maunganui' Disembarked at Suez , Egypt Transferred to the 13th Battery at Moascar , Egypt Embarked at Alexandria , Egypt for France Transferred , in the field , to the 7th Battery Detached to School of Instruction Admitted to the 15th Casualty Clearing Station from School Discharged to duty Rejoined unit Proceeded on leave to England Rejoined unit Killed in action at Ypres |
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Rogers Victor
British born Major 5th Battery , New Zealand Field Artillery 29 13 november 1888 , Brenchley , Kent , England 8 february 1918 Son of John Henry and Maria Jane Rogers ,44 Hewitt's Road , Merivale , New Zealand Single Local school Commercial agent at A.H. Turnbull & Co. , Christchurch 5'11" = 1.80 m 174 lbs = 78.9 kg Brown Grey-Green None Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in despatches Divisional Cemetery , Dickebusch Road Row A , Stone 24 
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17 august 1914 16 october 1914 12 april 1915 26 july 1915 22 december 1915 15 january 1915 28 february 1916 7 april 1916 27 september 1916 11 november 1916 29 december 1916 4 january 1917 5 february 1917 3 may 1917 4 may 1917 6 may 1917 13 may 1917 16 may 1917 20 may 1917 29 june 1917 11 july 1917 5 november 1917 10 november 1917 15 november 1917 7 december 1917 8 february 1918 |
Enlisted at Christchurch Embarked at Wellington , with the main body , per HMNZT 'Arawa' or 'Limerick' as Lieutenant Embarked from Alexandria , Egypt for the Dardanelles , Gallipoli Promoted Captain at Anzac , Gallipoli Marched in from Anzac at Zeitoun , Egypt Marched out to Moascar , Egypt Transferred to 9th Battery at Moascar Embarked at Alexandria for France Slightly wounded at the arm Transferred to the 5th Battery Awarded to D.S.O. Distinguished Service Order , London Gazette 1 january 1917 ; 'During operations on September 1916 this officer, though wounded, continued to carry on his duties in a most efficient manner. He has Always displayed great coolness and has brought his battery to a most staisfactory state of efficiency. During operations on the 15th September he re-organised and practically took over command of the 12th Battery when its C.O. became a casualty. This he again did in a most efficient manner on the 25th when its C.O. was again a casualty and by his personal supervision and coolness, instilled confidence in the battery personnel during heavy shellfire. Mentioned in despatches , London Gazette 4 january 1917; 'Mentioned in Despatch from General Sir Douglas Haig,G.C.B. dated 13 november 1916. Attending 12 courses of gunnery at General Headquarters To hospital and admitted at 2 West Lancs Field Ambulance and transferred to N°53 Casualty Clearing Station. Transferred to the 4th Stationary Hospital at Boulogne , France Promoted Major Discharged from hospital Marched in at N°1 New Zealand General Base Depot at Etaples Marched out to Division and joined the 5th Battery ,2nd Brigade in the field. Proceeded on leave to England Rejoined unit in the field Wounded in action for a second time with gunshot wound to the head. Discharged to duty On leave to England Rejoined unit Killed in action at Ypres An eye-witness account ; 'The death of Major Rogers is deeply regretted. He served through the Gallipoli Campaign and took with his artillery in the Battle sof the Somme , Messines and Passchendaele being twice wounded. He paid a visit to Headquarters and was killed instantaneously by a high explosive shell while walking along the road back to his Battery.' |
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Searchfield Tom
New Zealander Gunner 3rd Bty. New Zealand Field Artillery 22 14 november 1894 ,Panmure , Auckland 25 october 1917 Son of Frank and Caroline Searchfield, of Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand. Single Passed the Fourth Educational Standard Carter at Bray & Co , Onehunga 5'7" = 1.70 m 11 stone = 69.8kg Fair complexion Dark Blue None Presbyterian Divisional Cemetery , Dickebusch Road Row L , Stone 23 |
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19 october 1915 12 february 1916 15 march 1916 6 april 1916 23 january 1917 6 may 1917 3 august 1917 16 august 1917 25 october 1917 |
Enlisted at Trentham Camp and posted to 'A' Sqdn. 9th Mounted Regiment Reinforcements Embarked at Wellington per HMNZT ' Maunganui' Disembarked at Suez , Egypt Transferred to 1st Bde. New Zealand Field Artillery at Moascar , Egypt Embarked at Alexandria , Egypt for France as part of the 8th Battery. Posted to the 3rd Battery in the field Slightly wounded in action but remained with unit Proceeded on leave to England Rejoined unit Killed in action |
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