Topic: AIF - NZMRB - CMR
CMR, NZEF
Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
Roll of Honour
Poppies on the Auckland Cenotaph plinth
A brief biography of Lewis Manson extracted from the Cenotaph Database hosted by the Auckland Museum.
| Full Name: | Trooper Lewis Manson |
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| Rank Last Held: | Trooper |
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| Forename(s): | Lewis |
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| Surname: | Manson |
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| War: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: | 7/2283 |
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| First Known Rank: | Trooper |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: | Slaughterman |
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| Next of Kin: | H. Manson (father), Hornby, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: | New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: | 10th Reinforcements Canterbury Mounted Rifles, C Squadron |
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| Embarkation Date: | 4 March 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: | Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: | |
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| Vessel: | Willochra or Tofua |
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| Destination: | Suez, Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: | 26 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: | 4 |
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| Last Unit Served: | Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
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| Place of Death: | Egypt |
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| Date of Death: | 5 August 1916 |
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| Year of Death: | 1916 |
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| Cause of Death: | Killed in action |
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| Further References: | Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option. |
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| Sources Used: | Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917 |
Lest We Forget
Further Reading:
Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Citation: Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour, Lewis Manson
Posted by Project Leader
at 12:01 AM EADT
Updated: Wednesday, 21 October 2009 4:09 PM EADT
