1887 - 1918 (31 years)
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Name |
Henry Alfred Armstrong |
Title |
Gunner |
Born |
1887 |
Victoria, Australia |
Gender |
Male |
Military Service |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
37th Reinforcements New Zealand Field Artillery |
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 |
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 |
Buried |
St Aubert British Cemetery, Nord, France |
- 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 , d. 29 Mar 1914, Waihi Hospital, North Island, New Zealand (Age 77 years) |
Mother |
Amanda Katherine/ Cathrerine Gimeson/Jamieson, b. 1851, New South Wales, Australia |
Married |
4 Feb 1865 |
Victoria, Australia |
- 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 , d. 6 Jul 1951, Takapau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (Age ~ 57 years) |
Married |
2 Nov 1916 |
New Zealand |
Children |
| 1. Frederick Nathanael Armstrong, b. 10 Dec 1917, Rimunui,Waikato, New Zealand , d. 7 Sep 1981, Tauranga), New Zealand (Age 63 years) |
| 2. Henry Alfred Armstrong, b. 1918, New Zealand , d. 15 Apr 1970, New Zealand (Age 52 years) |
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Last Modified |
7 May 2013 |
Family ID |
F3813 |
Group Sheet |
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