Private

George Herbert Shields

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Shields, of Wyndham, Invercargill.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
35045
Name:
George Herbert Shields
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs R. Shields (mother), Wyndham, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, 2 New Zealand Entrenching Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died while prisoner of war
Date of Death:
12 April 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
02 January 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 73
Vessel:
Opawa
Destination:
London, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
George Herbert Shields
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