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Henry Daniel Blane Affleck
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 26/08/1891 |
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Place of birth: Glentunnel, Canterbury, New Zealand |
General information
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Profession: Grocer's assistant |
Army information
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Country: New Zealand |
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Force: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 24527 |
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Enlistment date: 18/05/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Units: — Canterbury Regiment, 1st Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 14/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Bellevue, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 26 |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot, New Zealand Apse Panel: New Zealand Apse no. 2 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal — 20/09/1921 |
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Victory Medal Medal — 28/07/1922 |
Points of interest 2
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place |
My story
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.
Sources 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. Sources used |
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" The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account ", McCarthy C., London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995., pp. 114-116 Sources used |
More information 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 |