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Henry Daniel Blane Affleck
Informationen zu Geburt
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Geburtsdatum: 26/08/1891 |
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Geburtsort: Glentunnel, Canterbury, New Zealand |
Allgemeine Informationen
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Beruf: Lebensmittelverkäufer |
Informationen zum Armeedienst
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Land: New Zealand |
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Truppe: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Dienstnummer: 24527 |
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Einberufung datum: 18/05/1916 |
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Einberufung ort: Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Einheiten: — Canterbury Regiment, 1st Bn. (Letzte bekannte Einheit) |
Informationen zu Tod
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Sterbedatum: 14/10/1917 |
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Sterbeort: Bellevue 's, Graventafel, Belgien |
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Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen |
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Alter: 26 |
Gedenkstätte
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Tyne Cot, New Zealand Apse Tafel: New Zealand Apse no. 2 |
Auszeichnungen und Orden 2
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British War Medal Medaille — 20/09/1921 |
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Victory Medal Medaille — 28/07/1922 |
Punkte von Interesse 3
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| #3 | Ort des Todes (ungefähr) |
Meine Geschichte
Private Henry Daniel Blane Affleck, a 26-year-old grocer’s assistant from Dunedin, New-Zealand was killed in action on 14 October 1917. After the disastrous events of 12 October 1917, Henry’s unit, the 1st Battalion Canterbury Regiment, temporarily served as stretcher-bearers. They collected comrades who had been wounded during the attack on the Bellevue Ridge. The wounded were brought to Waterloo Farm, which was used as a regimental aid post.
On the 14th of October, private Affleck was reported killed in action. On his service record it is mentioned that he was buried between Peter Pan and Bellevue ( 28NE.D.4.d.2.2 ), which is 200 meters in front of the frontline. He might have been killed while working as a stretcher bearer. An informal armistice was observed, but the Germans fired on anyone who appeared without a stretcher. Henry Daniel Blane Affleck’s remains weren’t identified and he is remembered at the Tyne Cot Memorial to the missing.
On the 14th of October, private Affleck was reported killed in action. On his service record it is mentioned that he was buried between Peter Pan and Bellevue ( 28NE.D.4.d.2.2 ), which is 200 meters in front of the frontline. He might have been killed while working as a stretcher bearer. An informal armistice was observed, but the Germans fired on anyone who appeared without a stretcher. Henry Daniel Blane Affleck’s remains weren’t identified and he is remembered at the Tyne Cot Memorial to the missing.
Quellen 2
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" The History of the Canterbury Regiment N.Z.E.F. 1914-1919 ", Ferguson D., Auckland, Whitcombe & Tombs, 1921, pg. 197-203. Verwendete Quellen |
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" The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account ", McCarthy C., London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995., pp. 114-116 Verwendete Quellen |
Weitere Informationen 5
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/847203 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=65c13995-ba50-4f66-8712-57831d8784d6 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7170012 |
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Online Cenotaph (Auckland Museum) https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C68 |
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The NZEF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://nzef.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=1205 |