We remember George Basil Lee Porter

We remember George Basil Lee Porter

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Timeline

Timeline

1893
birth Source:7980416 1893
1914
enlistment Wellington New Zealand Source:7980416 1914
1914
service New Zealand Expeditionary Force Private 6/122 Canterbury Infantry Source:8771544 3rd December 1914
1914
theatres Egypt :4 Source:8771544 3rd December 1914
1916
service British Army Second Lieutenant General List Source:8771541 2nd May 1916
1916
service British Army Temporary Lieutenant British West Indies Regiment Source:8771542 26th July 1916
1918
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:8771546 12th January 1918
1918
dates Age 25 Source:8771538 8th October 1918
awards Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration Source:8771538
service New Zealand Expeditionary Force Serjeant 6/122 Canterbury Infantry Regiment Source:8771541
service New Zealand Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canterbury Infantry 2nd Battalion Source:8771538
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:7980416
theatres Gallipoli :2b Source:8771538
1918
death Killed in Action Le Cateau France Source:7980416 8th October 1918
burial Honnechy British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Nord France I B 51 Source:7980416

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names George Basil Lee
Initials GBL
Last Name Porter,
Source 8771538
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army General List Second Lieutenant
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/122 Canterbury Infantry Regiment Serjeant
British Army British West Indies Regiment Temporary Lieutenant
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/122 Canterbury Infantry Private
New Zealand Expeditionary Force Canterbury Infantry 2nd Battalion Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
MC British Award/Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Alice Blanche Porter mother
Thomas Porter father

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Online Cenotaph: New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Fife3190
Medal Index Cards Transcription Fife3190
New Zealand WW1 Soldiers Transcription Fife3190
Medal Index Cards Transcription Fife3190

External Evidence

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Commisioned as 2nd Lt - London Gazette Fife3190
to the West Indies Regiment - London Gazette Fife3190
Mentioned in Despatches - London Gazette Fife3190

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