Second Lieutenant

George Henry Lury

Secondary Memorial: 
Auckland Harbour Board War Memorial
Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Peter and Janne Lury, of Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, late of Auckland, New Zealand. Also served at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
12/2021
Name:
George Henry Lury
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
16 April 1897
Place of Birth: 
Nikolayev, Russia
Next of Kin: 
Peter Lury (father), Schofield Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand|Mrs Jane Lury (mother), 1 Schofield Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand
Religion:
Jewish
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Schofield Street, Grey Lynn, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Clerk
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion, 6 (Hauraki) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
29 August 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

4th Reinforcements
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
HMNZT 103
Vessels:

Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Maunganui
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt
Liverpool, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VII. AA. 21.
Cemetery Location: 
France
George Henry Lury
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