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Gerald SIEVERS

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:57:23+00:00
Date of birth1891
Date of death08/08/1915
Mothers nameSarah (née Monaghan)
Fathers nameGeorge Sievers
Marriage dateUnmarried
Cause of deathKilled in action
Last known residenceTiraumoa
Awards1914-15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal
OccupationFellmonger
Place of deathGallipoli
Theatres of warEgyptian 1914 -15, Balkan (Gallipoli) 1916
SurnameSIEVERS
War memorialLevin
Place enlistedMasterton
Christian namesGerald
Overseas memorialChunuk Mair (NZ) Memorial
WarsWW 1
Service number10/87
ReligionAnglican
Date enlisted16 August 1914
Final rankSergeant
Regiment or serviceWellington Regiment NZEF
Embarkation date16/10/1914
User reference0.316

Declared age: 23 years 1 month

Height: 6' 1½" Weight: 193lb

Hair: Auburn Complexion: Dark

Chest: 38" - 42" Eyes: Hazel

Last employer: Jeremiah Savage, Lansdowne, Masterton

Previous Military History: Carterton Rifle Volunteers 3½ years, Territorials 1½

months transferred to GTS.

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