Lewis Alfred DUXFIELD

1897 - 1918  (21 years)

• Name	Lewis Alfred DUXFIELD
  Birth	12 Oct 1897	Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Education	From 21 Nov 1904 to 06 Jan 1910  [2]
  	Morrinsville, Waikato, New Zealand
  Education	From 07 Feb 1910 to 21 Jun 1912  [5]
  	Eureka School, Eureka, Waikato
  Occupation	31 Oct 1917  [6, 7]
  	Farmer, Raurimu
  Military Service	Between 06 Feb 1918 and 16 Dec 1918  [4, 8]
  	Private, NZEF
  Death	16 Dec 1918	Étaples, Pas de Calais, France   [1, 4, 9]
  	Cause: Broncho-pneumonia
  Person ID	I7511	NZ Genealogy Project | DUXFIELD Descendant
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Alfred Timothy DUXFIELD,   b. 07 Oct 1864, Willington, Northumberland, England d. 02 Aug 1932, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Mabel Evelyn SANSOM [Eva],   b. 10 Apr 1869, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand d. 30 Jun 1954, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	11 May 1892	Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand   [1, 10]
  Residence	1911	Eureka, Waikato, New Zealand   [11]
  Residence	1914	Raurimu, Wanganui, New Zealand   [11]
  Residence	1918	Raurimu, Wanganui, New Zealand   [12]
  Residence	1928	Raurimu, Wanganui, New Zealand   [11]
  Family ID	F2557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Oct 1897 - Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand Death - Cause: Broncho-pneumonia - 16 Dec 1918 - Étaples, Pas de Calais, France  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Frederick Oliver WALLACE in Army Uniform

  
  

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  Military Records

  
  

• Notes

  OBITUARY Lewis Alfred Duxfield was born in Takapuna, Auckland, the third son of Alfred and Mabel Duxfield on 12 October 1897. He attended Morrinsville School from 1904 until 1910, and Eureka School from 1910 to 1912 when his parents and siblings moved to Raurimu. According to Lewis's military records, on 31 October 1917 he volunteered to join the New Zealand Expeditionary Force at Taumarunui. He gave his occupation as farmer, and was working on his father's farm at Raurimu. He was 5 foot 7 inches tall on enlistment and 133 pounds weight. He had grey hair and brown eyes. His military service and training started on 6 February 1918. He embarked on the "Maunganui" at Wellington for Liverpool on 9 May 1918, disembarking on 24 June 1918. He left England from Larkhill, Wiltshire, for France on 18 September 1918, marched to Etaples the next day and joined the Canterbury Regiment 1st Battalion on 23 September. He spent the next two months in the field in France until he became ill and was taken to No 7 Canadian General Hospital in Etaples on 26 November 1918. He was recorded as seriously ill on 29 November, dangerously ill on 5 December and died of Broncho-pneumonia on 16 December 1918. Lewis was buried in Etaples Military Cemetery. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.

  
  

• Sources

  [S31] Family Search, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), none. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). School Admission, Progress, Withdrawal Registers [S2] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Births - Indexes. [S649] NZ Defence Force Personnel Records - Lewis Alfred DUXFIELD, (Archives NZ, 2 June 2011). [S1719] New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., Kiwi Collection Online, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., https://kiwicollection.genealogy.org.nz/). [S44] Diane Wilson (Compiler), NZ WW1 Census, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc. 2005). [S903] ARCHWAY - Military Personnel Files, (Archives New Zealand 2004), none. [S44] Diane Wilson (Compiler), NZ WW1 Census, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc. 2005). Surname DUXFIELD; Given Name Lewis Alfred; Category Nominal Rolls Vol 4; Regimental Number 72769; Rank Private; Next of Kin Title A T; Next of Kin Surname DUXFIELD; Next of Kin Relationship Father; Next of Kin Address Farmer Raurimu; Roll 82; Page 14; Occupation Farmer [S104] The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, (http://www.cwgc.org/). Name: DUXFIELD, LEWIS ALFRED; Nationality: New Zealand; Rank: Private; Regiment: Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F.; Unit Text: 1st Bn.; Age: 21; Date of Death: 16/12/1918; Service No: 72769; Additional information: Son of Alfred Timothy and Mabel Evelyn Duxfield, of Raurimu, New Zealand. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead; Grave/Memorial Reference: XLVII. E. 7.; Cemetery: ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY (Pas de Calais, France). [S73] New Zealand Herald, (New Zealand Herald, Auckland.), none. Death Notice of Alfred [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none. [S104] The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, (http://www.cwgc.org/).