chrisharley9 Posted 3 May , 2010 Share Posted 3 May , 2010 From the Times of 28th August 1917 I have absolutely no experience of dealing with Kiwis so any advice would be apprecaited as to where to start looking for records etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River97 Posted 3 May , 2010 Share Posted 3 May , 2010 Chris, Sorry I've been no help lately, been away and all sorts of stuff. You could well have another non-com here though. Harry is not listed in the book - the New Zealand Expeditionary Force Roll of Honour. His service records are not open on Archway, however, he is listed on the Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Details as follows: FULL NAME Harry Archibald De Lautour FORENAME(S) Harry Archibald SURNAME De Lautour WAR World War I, 1914-1918 SERIAL NO. 21467 FIRST KNOWN RANK Second Lieutenant OCCUPATION BEFORE ENLISTMENT Mining engineer NEXT OF KIN Mrs G.R. De Lautour (wife), Frankton Junction, New Zealand BODY ON EMBARKATION New Zealand Engineers Tunnelling Company EMBARKATION UNIT 2nd Reinforcements EMBARKATION DATE 26 June 1916 PLACE OF EMBARKATION Wellington, New Zealand VESSEL Maunganui DESTINATION Devonport, England NOMINAL ROLL NUMBER 34 PAGE ON NOMINAL ROLL 41 SOURCES USED Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917. Cheers Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 3 May , 2010 Author Share Posted 3 May , 2010 Andy thanks for the reference. Do not worry about you not being able to help with our other project; I know that your job takes up a lot of time. The above does not look right for a Brigade Surgeon. More digging is required. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Evans Posted 5 May , 2010 Share Posted 5 May , 2010 Chris, There is a lot of biographical info on him........ everything bar his death. Google his full name or by initials, in quotes. However, I did come across this old GWF thread and it may be worth following up the email address in post #6. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 5 May , 2010 Share Posted 5 May , 2010 Here's a family tree; http://www.jenforum.org/delatour/messages/3.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River97 Posted 5 May , 2010 Share Posted 5 May , 2010 The family tree shows: HARRY (LT COL) ARCHIBALD DE LAUTOUR (EDWARD, JOSEPH ANDREW, FRANCIS JOSEPH LOUIS, FRANCOIS LAUTOUR, ANDRE LOUIS, LOUIS JOSEPH) was born 27 Sep 1849 in Noacolly, West Bengal, India, and died 22 Jun 1917 in Invereargill, New Zealand. He married (1) EMMA. He married (2) HARRIET EMMA BARBER. One of his sons with Emma, Edgar, was killed in action on May 23, 1915, while with the Australian 3rd Light Horse and is buried in Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli. Cheers Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 7 May , 2010 Author Share Posted 7 May , 2010 Anyone know how we go about getting a Kiwi DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Underdown Posted 7 May , 2010 Share Posted 7 May , 2010 Can't remember the exact link, but I think they are all on line, there's a couple fo fairly recent threads under Soldiers taht describe the process I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River97 Posted 7 May , 2010 Share Posted 7 May , 2010 Chris, There is a link here that may provide some assistance. When doing the search it came up with the following info: Registration Number 1917/4592 Family Name De Lautour Given Name(s) Harry Archibald Date of Birth/ Age at Death 68Y From there you have to order the DC at a cost of $26.00 NZ. Cheers Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZackNZ Posted 8 May , 2010 Share Posted 8 May , 2010 Chris Some New Zealand nominal roll references: Surname DE LATOUR Given Name Edgar Category NZ'ers with AIF Unit or Regiment 3rd L H Regt Next of Kin Title Dr H A Next of Kin Surname DE LATOUR Next of Kin Address Wellington Surname DE LATOUR Given Name Edgar Category Based on Guthrie Index Unit or Regiment 3rd L H Regt Next of Kin Title DRoyal Horse Artillery Next of Kin Surname DE LATOUR Next of Kin Address Wellinton Zack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 8 May , 2010 Author Share Posted 8 May , 2010 Thanks everyone; going to order the Dc Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 28 May , 2010 Author Share Posted 28 May , 2010 DC arrived. Occupation shown as surgeon. Died of broncitis & heart failure. Will have to see if I can find his service record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River97 Posted 28 May , 2010 Share Posted 28 May , 2010 Chris, What does the DC look like, ie: is it a scan in colour or black and white? Is it a photocopy? and what other info is on them. Cheers Andy. Have a look on Archway. Service records not open, but you may be able to request to get the put onto the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisharley9 Posted 28 May , 2010 Author Share Posted 28 May , 2010 Andy will be e mailing it to you & Terry later It is definitely not the chap you mentioned in post 2. I actually think I have reached a dead end with this one Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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