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James Devon's Attestation Certificate

This attestation certificate completed on 27 February 1917 contains the following details:

1. What is your name?


James Aloysius Devons 2. Where were you born? Lanarkshire Scotland 3. Are you a British subject? Yes 4. What is the date of your birth? 17/1/97 5. What are the names of your parents? Father: Patrick Devons
Mother: Katherine Devons 6. Where were your parents born? Father: Newry, Ireland
Mother: Scotland 7. If your parents are of alien origin, when and where were they naturalized?


8. How long have you been resident in new Zealand?


2 years


9. How long have your parents been resident in New Zealand?


Father: Never
Mother: Never


10. What is your trade or calling?


Storeman


11. Are you an indentured apprentice? If so where, and to whom?


No


12. What was the address at which you resided?


33 Owen St Newtown Wgtn, N.Z.


13. Have you passed the Fourth Educational Standard or its equivalent


Yes


14. What is the name and address of your present or last employer?


Dunlop Rubber Co Wgtn, N.Z.


15. Are you single, married, widowed, divorced, or legally separated
from your wife?

Single


16. If married, widowed, divorced, or legally separated from your
wife, how many children under sixteen years of age have you?


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17. If single, how many people are absolutely dependent on you?


None


18. Have you ever been sentenced to imprisonment by the Civil
power? If so, when and where? No 19. Do you now belong to any Military or Naval Force? If so, to
what corps?


No


20. Have you ever served in any Military or Naval Force? If so,
state which and cause of discharge.


No


21. Have you truly stated the whole (if any) of your previous service?


Yes


22. Have you ever been medically examined for service with the
New Zealand Expeditionary Force. If so, when and where?


No


23. Have you been registered for compulsory military training under
the Defence Act, 1909. Is so, where?


No


24. Have you ever been rejected as unfit for the Military or Naval
Forces of the Crown? Is so, on what grounds?


No


25. Are you willing to be vaccinated or revaccinated or innoculated?


- 26. Are you willing to serve in the New Zealand Expeitionary
Force in or beyond the Dominion of New Zealand for the
duration of the present war with Germany and six months
thereafter, if your service is so long required?


27. For which Reinforcement draft do you volunteer?


1st Division NZ Army 1914 - Photograph

This scroll photograph was brought into the Levin Library by Jill Pettifer (daughter of Mrs Babs Leckie).

Jil provided the following details:

'Here is what I can remember of this photo, which unfortunately is not much!

It is of the first New Zealand division on their return from the war in France.

They were stationed at Brockenhurst New Forest Hampshire, England. After being pulled out of France, they were rested here with the wounded until being sent home to New Zealand.

My mother, 'Mrs Babs Leckie', nursed there as a VAD (Voluntary Auxiliary Division(, and got to know a lot of them very well - I remember her telling me that my grandfather, Mr P.D. Leckie used to send the car on Sundays so that she could take a few that could go for a drive through the new Forest and then enjoy afternoon tea at 'Buskets' my gradfather's Estate at 'Lyndhurst'.

'Buskets' has long since gone and I had always thought the First Division had been stationed at 'Lyndhurst', however, according to the photo they weren't.

If anyone has any recollections of this photo - I would be most interested and very glad to hear from them.'

Christiansen Court of Enquiry Commanding Officer

I beg to say that No. 3937 Rfn H.D. Christiansen who had the ¬misfortune to accidently wound himself last night, Statement of Court of Inquiry attached is a very good soldier, he behaved very well indeed in the action at GOMMECOURT on July lst and his Company Commander speaks very well of him as a stout and good, soldier who has no fear of shell or bullet.
I am satisfied that he is not a man who would ever intentionally wound himself, & further that in his case there was culpable negligence but pure bad luck & while he was in the execution ¬of his duty.
The trench was so knocked about that he had to get out of it in order to get along to report to his Officer & in getting in again it was really in the endeavour to avoid jumping onto a man whom he did not at first see in the dark that the accent happened.
I am satisfied he is in no way to blame.
No disciplinary action has been taken, as I do not consider it necessary. The accident was in the execution of his duty.

16/7/16.
(Sd) R. Shoolbred Lt Col
Commanding 1/Queens Westminster Rifles.

Christiansen - Court of Enquiry PDF

Herewith proceedings of Court of Enquiry
held on 16/7/16 to investigate the circumstances under
which No. 3937 Rfn H.M. Christiansen, 16th Londons
was wounded.

Rfn. Christiansen was on his way with a
message to his Company Headquarters in the trenches.
To facilitate matters he walked along the parapet
until he arrived at a Fire Bay. He then jumped into
the trench, slightly deviating from his original
course in order to avoid a man. His arm caught on a
bayonet. He had his arm bound and delivered his message.
He will be unable to perform his military duties for about
one month. He was on duty at the time.

I am of opinion that Rfn. Christiansen was wounded
accidentally, and that he was not to blame.


signed by Lieutenant General.
Commanding VII Corps. 20/7/16

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