Gunner Henry Alfred Armstrong

Male 1887 - 1918  (31 years)


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  • Name Henry Alfred Armstrong 
    Title Gunner 
    Born 1887  Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service World War I, 1914-1918  37th Reinforcements New Zealand Field Artillery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Full Name
    Henry Alfred Armstrong
    Rank Last Held
    Gunner
    Forename(s)
    Henry Alfred
    Surname
    Armstrong
    War
    World War I, 1914-1918
    Serial No.
    64417
    Place of Birth
    Australia
    First Known Rank
    Bombardier
    Occupation before Enlistment
    Dairy farmer
    Next of Kin
    Mrs Amanda Armstrong (mother), Rimunui, via Te Kuiti, New Zealand
    Body on Embarkation
    New Zealand Expeditionary Force
    Embarkation Unit
    37th Reinforcements New Zealand Field Artillery
    Embarkation Date
    9 May 1918
    Place of Embarkation
    Wellington, New Zealand
    Transport
    HMNZT 103
    Vessel
    Maunganui
    Destination
    Liverpool, England
    Nominal Roll Footnotes
    Born in Australia.
    Nominal Roll Number
    82
    Page on Nominal Roll
    21
    Last Unit Served
    New Zealand Field Artillery
    Place of Death
    Le Cateau, France
    Date of Death
    21 October 1918
    Age at Death
    29
    Year of Death
    1918
    Cause of Death
    Killed in action
    Cemetery Name
    St Aubert British Cemetery, Nord, France
    Grave Reference
    V. E. 25.
    Biographical Notes
    Henry Armstrong was the son Nathaniel and Amanda Armstrong; husband of Grace E. Armstrong, of Takapau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
    Archives NZ source
    Military personnel file
    Sources Used
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
    Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1919
    (Auckland War Memorial, Cenotaph Record) 
    Personal 21 Oct 1918  Norsewood Cemetery, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cemetery Records Search
    Interment ID: 5277 Last: Armstrong (memorial) First: Henry Middle Names: Alfred
    Cemetery: Norsewood Last Address:
    Section: Age: 29 DOB:
    Block: Pioneer Person Classification: Adult
    Section/Plot Number: B Occupation:
    Grave: 45 Marital Status: Married
    Row Alpha: Religion: Unknown

    Date of Death: 21/10/1918 Number of Burials: 0

    Comments: MEMORIAL ONLY: Born in Australia, Henry Armstrong was the son of Nathaniel and Amanda Armstrong, husband of Grace E. Armstrong of Takapau, Hawkes Bay. Full Name: Henry Alfred Armstrong Rank Last Held: Gunner War: World War I, 1914-1918 Serial No.: 64417 First Known Rank: Bombardier Occupation before Enlistment: Dairy farmer Body on Embarkation: New Zealand Expeditionary Force Embarkation Unit: 37th Reinforcements New Zealand Field Artillery Embarkation Date: 9 May 1918 Place of Embarkation: Wellington, New Zealand Transport: HMNZT 103 Vessel: Maunganui Destination: Liverpool, England Last Unit Served: New Zealand Field Artillery Place of Death: Le Cateau, France Cause of Death: Killed in action Cemetery Name: St Aubert British Cemetery, Nord, France Grave Reference: V. E. 25. Headstone Inscription: In loving memory of Grace Evelyn Armstrong, beloved daughter of G. F. and E. Frederickson. Died 6th July 1951 - aged 57 years. Also 4417 GNR. Henry Alfred Armstrong, husband of above. Killed in action in France 21st Oct. 1918, aged 29 years.
    (Tararua District Council-Cemetery Search) 
    Died 21 Oct 1918  Le Cateau, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried St Aubert British Cemetery, Nord, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Grave Reference
      V. E. 25.
    Person ID I11035  Hickey, List, Bundesen, Thomsen, Jensen, Jessen
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2013 

    Father Nathaniel Armstrong,   b. 1837, Lisbellaw, Eniskellin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1914, Waihi Hospital, North Island, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Amanda Katherine/ Cathrerine Gimeson/Jamieson,   b. 1851, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 4 Feb 1865  Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: Nathaniel Armstrong
      Spouse Name: Amanda Catherine Jamieson
      Marriage Place: Victoria
      Registration Place: Victoria
      Registration Year: 1865
      (Digger-Pioneer Index, Victoria 1836-1888)
    Family ID F3269  Group Sheet

    Family Grace Evelyn Frederickson,   b. b.07 Nov 1893, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1951, Takapau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Married 2 Nov 1916  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Frederick Nathanael Armstrong,   b. 10 Dec 1917, Rimunui,Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1981, Tauranga), New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     2. Henry Alfred Armstrong,   b. 1918, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1970, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    Last Modified 7 May 2013 
    Family ID F3813  Group Sheet


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