Pte
Doric Milford Stewart
Informations sur naissance
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Date de naissance: 22/06/1892 |
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Lieu de naissance: Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand |
Informations générales
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Profession: Engineer |
Informations service militaire
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Pays: New Zealand |
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Force armée: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Numéro de service: 6/3170 |
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Incorporation date: 26/05/1915 |
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Incorporation nom de lieu: Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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Unités: — Canterbury Regiment, 3rd Bn. (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 15/12/1917 |
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Lieu de décès: Bois du Polygone, Zonnebeke, Belgique |
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Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Âge: 25 |
Cimetière
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Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Parcelle: I Rangée: A Tombe: 14 |
Distinctions et médailles 2
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British War Medal Médaille |
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Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 3
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| #3 | Lieu du décès (approximatif) |
Mon histoire
Private Doric Milford Stewart served in the Canterbury Regiment, Third Battalion, 4th New Zealand Brigade. He was the son of of David George Stewart, of 29, Dublin St., Lyttelton, New Zealand, and the late Sarah Charlotte Stewart.
By September 1917 the New Zealand Division was preparing to fight at the battles of Broodseinde and Passchendaele. Doric’s battalion was part of 4th NZ Brigade and took part on the attack on Gravenstafel on 4 October. It is not known if he was personally involved. The New Zealand Division was in the Polygon Wood area after the end of the Third Battle of Ypres. Much of the time was spent in wiring, repairing crumbling trenches and improving defences. The landscape was covered with waterlogged shellholes. The right of the New Zealand position was enfiladed from Polderhoek and a decision was made to capture the spur on which the ruins of Polderhoek Chateau and German pillboxes sat.
After the unsuccessful attack on Polderhoek on 3 December, the various battalions took turns in the line and in reserve. Neither the New Zealand Division history or that of the Canterbury Regiment give detailed information for the December 1917-February 1918 period so it is impossible to say with any certainty how Doric Milford Stewart died on 15 December 1917. The opposing German forces generally held higher ground and movement in the New Zealand lines was often observed and shelled or machine-gunned. On the night of 15/16 December the 3rd Canterbury Battalion relieved the 1st Canterburys at Polygon Wood and it was here that Doric was killed, aged 25. His body was retrieved and buried nearby. He is now in the same area, at Buttes New British Cemetery, Plot I, Row A, Grave 14.
By September 1917 the New Zealand Division was preparing to fight at the battles of Broodseinde and Passchendaele. Doric’s battalion was part of 4th NZ Brigade and took part on the attack on Gravenstafel on 4 October. It is not known if he was personally involved. The New Zealand Division was in the Polygon Wood area after the end of the Third Battle of Ypres. Much of the time was spent in wiring, repairing crumbling trenches and improving defences. The landscape was covered with waterlogged shellholes. The right of the New Zealand position was enfiladed from Polderhoek and a decision was made to capture the spur on which the ruins of Polderhoek Chateau and German pillboxes sat.
After the unsuccessful attack on Polderhoek on 3 December, the various battalions took turns in the line and in reserve. Neither the New Zealand Division history or that of the Canterbury Regiment give detailed information for the December 1917-February 1918 period so it is impossible to say with any certainty how Doric Milford Stewart died on 15 December 1917. The opposing German forces generally held higher ground and movement in the New Zealand lines was often observed and shelled or machine-gunned. On the night of 15/16 December the 3rd Canterbury Battalion relieved the 1st Canterburys at Polygon Wood and it was here that Doric was killed, aged 25. His body was retrieved and buried nearby. He is now in the same area, at Buttes New British Cemetery, Plot I, Row A, Grave 14.
Sources 6
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"The history of the Canterbury Regiment N.Z.E.F. : 1914-1919", Ferguson D., Whitcombe and Tombs, 1921, page 218 - 223 + chart Sources utilisées |
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Auckland Cenotaph https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C15035?n=stewart%206%2F3170&ordinal=0&from=%2Fwar-memorial%2Fonline-cenotaph%2Fsearch Sources utilisées |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/480463/stewart,-doric-milford/ Sources utilisées |
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NZEF Project https://nzef.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=244391 Sources utilisées |
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Service Records https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/542240 Sources utilisées |
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The Long, Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources utilisées |