Herbert Collier
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Herbert Collier (1894 - 1953)

Herbert Collier
Born in Kamo, Whangarei, Northland, New Zealandmap
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Husband of — married 30 Jul 1918 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealandmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 59 in New Zealandmap
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WWI 24/68, WWII 818115

One of the first men from New Zealand to serve in WW1, Herbert was a Lance Corporal in the New Zealand Railway Engineers Samoan Advance Party 1914, [1]and a Sargent of 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade. He was invalided home in January 1917. Herbert had sustained and injury to the head following a shell explosion after which he suffered fits. No longer able to serve Herbert carried out clerical work as staff and was promoted to Sargent Major in September 1918. He requested discharge the following year to pursue civilian work and was attested again as temporary staff to the NZMF in September 1939. [2] [3]

Sources

Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand

  • BDM NZ Birth cert 1894/4713
  • BDM NZ Marriage cert 1918/1513
  • BDM NZ Death cert 1953/25779 59Y

Military Personnel File Archives NZ Ref R24097041 AABK 18805 W5937 64 / 387995

Footnotes

  1. Smith Stephen John, THE SAMOA (N.Z.) EXPEDITIONARY FORCE 1914–1915 P168 http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH1-Samo-t1-back-d24.html#n137
  2. Military personnel File Archives NZ Ref R24065286 AABK 18805 W5922 85 / 0357361
  3. Military Personnel File Archives NZ Ref R24097041 AABK 18805 W5937 64 / 387995



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