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Norman Harold SIGGLEKOW

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Date of birth05 October 1894
Date of death07 August 1915
Mothers nameMagdalena Sophie Elsie (Lena) Brunning
Spouses nameUnmarried
Mothers date of birth26 September 1860
Mothers place of birthMoutere, Nelson, New Zealand
Mothers date of death26 July 1925
Fathers date of birth11 September 1842
Mothers place of deathWestport, New Zealand
Fathers nameWilliam Heinrich Theodore Frederich
Fathers place of birthBrock-Hausen, Mecklenberg, Germany
Parents date of marriage7 October 1877
Parents place of marriageLutheran Church, Upper Moutere, Nelson, NZ
Fathers date of death30 August 1908
Fathers place of deathLevin, New Zealand
SiblingsHubert Frederick Johann (b 1878, m 1901 Astridge, 2nd m 1917 Walker, d 1949), Emily Bertha Sophia (b 1880, m 1905 Schwass, d 1969), Wilhelm Carl Mathius Diedrich (b 1882, d 1882), Franz Friedrich Heinrich (b 1883, m 1918 Hamer), Ada (b 1885, m 1907 Sutherland, m 2nd 1919 Taylor), Eleanora (b 1888, m 1907 Taylor), Clarence William (b 1892, m 1920 West, d 1954), Roy Hamilton (b 1897, m 1922 Tennant, d 1980), Doris Linda (b 1899, m 1919 Lewis)
Cause of deathKilled in action
Last known residenceTasman, Aporo
Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthBlenheim, New Zealand
OccupationLabourer
Place of deathRhododendron Spur, Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of arrival overseas03 December 1914
Theatres of warEgyptian 1914 - 1915, Gallipoli 1915
Place of embarkationWellington on HMNZ TS 11
SurnameSIGGLEKOW
War memorialLevin
Place enlistedNelson
Christian namesNorman Harold
Place of arrival overseasAlexandria, Egypt
Overseas memorialChunuk Bair (NZ) Memorial
SchoolBlenheim; Levin 7 August 1905 - ?
WarsWW 1
Service number6/345
ReligionAnglican
Date enlisted15 August 1914
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or service12 Nelson Coy, Canterbury Infantry Brigade, Main Body
Embarkation date15 October 1914
User reference2.125

Image of Norman Harold SIGGLEKOW

Killed during the August Offensive.

NOK: Mother.

Probate: Will at Archives NZ, Wellington.

Previous Military Training: 12th Nelson Regiment.

Declared Age: 20 years.

Height: 5’ 7” Weight: 8st 9lb

Chest: 31” - 34” Complexion: Medium

Eyes: Brown Hair: Brown.

Brother 6/2270 Clarence William Sigglekow, Canterbury Brigade slightly wounded in action on Gallipoli.

Thankyou to Maureen Bruning & Pauline Sigglekow for sharing information

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