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AMP remembers our ANZACs

Remembering our ANZACsEach year on Anzac Day, New Zealanders and Australians mark the anniversary of the Gallipoli landings on 25 April 1915, when thousands stormed the beaches on the Gallipoli Peninsula in what is now Turkey.

As a business that’s been around more than 170 years, our people have been involved in a number of global events, including both world wars. So it’s important that we continue the tradition of appropriately acknowledging the sacrifice of all those who served during the Gallipoli campaign, including the AMP men and women who were among the 2,779 New Zealanders who gave their lives.

Each year, we make a donation to the RSA’s annual Poppy Appeal in support of both current and ex-service men and women, including the NZ Police, and their dependents.

Read on to learn the history of our AMP ANZAC veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Regards

Blair Vernon Chief Executive

ANZAC Cove encampment 1915

E Ihowā Atua,

O ngā iwi mātou rā

Āta whakarangona;

Me aroha noa

Kia hua ko te pai;

Kia tau tō atawhai;

Manaakitia mai

Aotearoa

God of Nations at Thy feet,

In the bonds of love we meet,

Hear our voices, we entreat,

God defend our free land.

Guard Pacific’s triple star

From the shafts of strife and war,

Make her praises heard afar,

God defend New Zealand.

God Defend New Zealand/Aotearoa

AMP’s ANZAC Roll of Honour

1914 - 1918

Born 1 Mar 1886

Occupation Clerk – AMP Society Wellington

Status Married 23 Dec 1915

Date enlisted 12 Oct 1915

Declared age Not recorded

Terms of Service Not recorded

Army number 25/165

Regiments 3rd Battalion, B Company

Embarkation details 5 February 1916 from Wellington, New Zealand HMNZT 42 or HMNZT 43 or HMNZT 44 Vessel was Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua

Lance Sergeant, 3rd Battalion, B Company, New Zealand Rifle Brigade

Reported missing 25 May 1916 30 years old

Cause Killed in Action in the field – Somme, Northern France

Last rank Lance Sergeant, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion

Cemetery name Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France

Medals received British War medal, Victory medal

Next of kin Mrs Rita Madeline Carr (Wife) 37 North Terrace, Kelburn, Wellington

Cuthbert Owen CARR

Son of C. W. and J. M. Carr, husband of Mrs. R. M. Carr, of Hataitai, Makara, New Zealand.

Born at Durham, England.

Born 7 Apr 1894


Status Single

Date enlisted 9 Aug 1914

Declared age 20

Terms of Service Duration of war

Army number 9/576

Regiments 5th Regiment, Trooper, Otago Mounted Rifles

Embarkation details 16 October 1914 from Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand to Suez, Egypt HMNZT 5 or HMNZT 9 Vessel was Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay Main Body

Reported missing 27 Aug 1915 21 years old

Cause Missing believed Killed in Action, Dardanelles/Gallipoli, Turkey

Last rank Trooper, Otago Mounted Rifles

Memorial name Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Hill 60 Cemetery, Turkey

Medals received 1914-1915 Star, British War medal, Victory medal

Next of kin E. Jessop (Father) Hope, Nelson, New Zealand

Garfield Cornelius JESSOP

Embarked Egypt to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 3 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Mudros, 6 November 1915, concluded ‘Missing, 27 August 1915, believed to be dead’.

Born 13 Jun 1893

Occupation Insurance Clerk – AMP Society Wellington

Status Single

Date enlisted 16 Nov 1915

Declared age 22


Army number 10/4035

Regiments 5th Wellington Regiment

Embarkation details 1 April 1916 from Wellington, New Zealand to Suez, Egypt HMNZT 49 or HMNZT 50 Vessel was Tahiti or Maunganui

Quartermaster Sergeant 11th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company – New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Died 26 Aug 1918 25 years old

Cause Died of wounds received in action in the fields of France

Last rank Private, Otago Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion

Cemetery name Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, Somme, France


Next of kin Robert D. Kelly (Father) Assistant Postmaster, Wellington & Agnes E. Kelly (Mother)

Eric Lindsay KELLY

Native of Napier. Also served in Samoa. Eldest of 4 sons, his brothers Gordon and Keith also served in WW1.

Born 11 Jul 1880

Occupation Messenger – AMP Society Wellington

Status Single

Date enlisted 16 Nov 1915

Declared age 35


Army number 24/2017

Regiments 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, C Company

Embarkation details 4 Mar 1916-8 April 1916 from Wellington, New Zealand to Suez, Egypt HMNZT 47 or HMNZT 48 Vessel was Willochra or Tofua

Lance Corporal 4th Reinforcements, 2nd Battalion, F Company – New Zealand Rifle Brigade

Died 8 Oct 1918 38 years old

Cause Killed in Action on the field – Le Cateau, France

Last rank Sergeant, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion

Cemetery name Anneux British Cemetery, Nord, France

Medals received British War Medal, Victory Medal

Next of kin Ellen Langford (Mother) 14 Somerset Avenue, Wellington

William LANGFORD

Born 22 Jun 1893

Occupation Clerk – AMP Wellington

Status Single

Date enlisted 11 Jan 1916

Declared age 22


Army number 26/1665

Roll number 509643

Regiments 3rd Battalion, NZ Rifle Brigade, B Company

Embarkation details 1 April 1916 from Wellington, New Zealand to Suez, Egypt HMNZT 49 or HMNZT 50 Vessel was Tahiti or Maunganui

Rifleman 2nd Reinforcements 4th Battalion, H Company – New Zealand Rifle Brigade

Died 15 Sep 1916 23 years old

Cause Killed in Action on the field – Somme, Northern France

Last rank Rifleman, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion

Memorial name Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France

Medals received British War Medal, Victory Medal

Next of kin Mr O E Naughton (Father) 8 Buick St, Petone

Harry Leo NAUGHTON

Born 4 Jun 1886

Occupation Cashier – AMP Society Auckland

Status Single

Date enlisted 29 May 1916



Army number 26009

Regiments 2nd Battalion, Auckland Regiment 6th Company

Embarkation details 15 November 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM HMNZT 68 or HMNZT 69 Vessel was Tahiti or Maunganui

Sergeant 19th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company, New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Reported missing 4 Jun 1917 31 years old (died on his birthday)

Cause Killed in Action in the fields – Belgium

Last rank Private, Auckland Infantry Regiment

Cemetery name Buried La Plas D’ouvre Farm, 1 3/4 miles WSW of Messines

Medals received British War medal, Victory medal

Next of kin John Lyons Scott (Father) 15 Cleveland Road, Parnell, Auckland

Oliver SCOTT

Attended Auckland Grammar School. Attended Auckland University College (now the University of Auckland).

Born 1 Nov 1893


Status Single




Army number 2/15

Regiments No 6 Howitzer Battery, 2nd Army Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery

Embarkation details HMNZT 1 or HMNZT 2 Vessel was Moeraki or Monowai Corporal New Zealand Field Artillery Samoan Advance Party from Wellington, New Zealand to Suez, Egypt HMNZT 24 or HMNZT 25 or HMNZT 26 Vessel was Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima 5th Reinforcements

Died 13 Jun 1917 24 years old

Cause Died of wounds received in the fields – France or Belgium

Last rank Second Lieutenant, New Zealand Field Artillery

Memorial name Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord, France

Medals received Military Cross, 1914-1915 Star, British War medal, Victory medal

Next of kin George Thomas Smith (Father) & Alice Smith (Mother) 11 Palm Grove, Berhampore, Wellington

Leonard SMITH

Born 1 Sep 1894

Occupation Clerk – AMP Society Auckland

Status Single


Declared age 21


Army number 24/608

Roll number 513529

Regiments Lance Corporal, B Company, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion

Embarkation details 9 October 1915 from Wellington, New Zealand HMNZT 30, 31, 32 or 33 Vessel was Maunganui, Tahiti, Aparima, Navua or Warrimoo

Reported missing 17 Jul 1916 21 years old

Cause Killed in Action in the field – Somme, Northern France

Last rank Lance Corporal, New Zealand Rifle Brigade

Cemetery name Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-d’Armentieres, Nord, France

Memorial name Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories


Next of kin J.J. Walker (Father), Frances G. Walker (Mother) 23 Stanley Street, Richmond, Auckland

Carl Richard WALKER

1914-15 StarThe 1914-15 Star was awarded to servicemen and servicewomen who served between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915 in any “theatre of war”, provided they had not qualified for the 1914 Star. This included service at Gallipoli between 25 April 1915 and 31 December 1915, service in Egypt between 5 November 1914 and 31 December 1915, and service during the capture of German Samoa on 29 August 1914. Those eligible for the medal must have “served on the establishment of a unit in a theatre of war” during the relevant dates of operations in that area.

Victory MedalThe Victory Medal was issued to all those who had already qualified for the 1914 Star or the 1914-15 Star, and to most persons who had already qualified for the British War Medal. The Victory Medal was awarded to all New Zealand troops serving overseas, except for those who arrived in Samoa after 30 August 1914 and those serving in Great Britain only.

The Victory Medal is distinguished by its unique ‘double rainbow’ ribbon.

The obverse of the medal depicts the standing figure of Victory holding a palm branch in her right hand and stretching out her left hand. On the reverse of the medal is a laurel wreath containing a four-line inscription: “THE GREAT WAR FOR CIVILISATION 1914-1919”. The dates are ‘1914-1919’ to include post-war intervention by the Allied nations in the Russian Civil War. The medal is yellow bronze and is attached to the ribbon by a ring.

This medal is sometimes referred to as the “Allied War Medal”, because the same basic design and the double rainbow ribbon were adopted by 13 other Allied nations (though the United States of America alone issued their medal with campaign clasps). The Union of South Africa produced a version of the medal with a reverse text in English and Dutch (not Afrikaans, as is often stated).

Military CrossThe Military Cross (MC) was instituted on 31 December 1914. It is awarded to junior officers and senior non commissioned officers of the Army for courage and devotion to duty on active service. Over 500 MCs were awarded to New Zealanders during the First World War and over 250 in the Second World War. The most recent awards were for service in Vietnam. In 1993 the MC was made available to all ranks in the United Kingdom.

In 1999 the MC was replaced in New Zealand by the New Zealand Gallantry Decoration.

Lists of New Zealand military personnel awarded the Military Cross for service during the Second World War can be found in James Sutherland’s book Gallantry Awards to New Zealanders in World War Two, 1989 (pp.41-56 and 182).

British War MedalThe British War Medal was instituted in 1919 to recognise the successful conclusion of the First World War (1914-1918). Its coverage was later extended to recognise service until 1920, recognising mine clearing operations at sea, and participation in operations in North and South Russia, the eastern Baltic, Siberia, the Black Sea and the Caspian.

The obverse of this medal shows the uncrowned left-facing profile of King George V by Sir Bertram Mackennal. The reverse of the medal depicts St George on horseback trampling underfoot the eagle shield of the Central Powers, and a skull and cross-bones (the emblems of death). Above, the sun has risen in victory. The figure is mounted on horseback to symbolise man’s mind controlling a force of greater strength than his own, and thus alludes to the scientific and mechanical developments and machines which helped to win the war.

References

If you would like to find out more about New Zealand’s ANZAC history, visit: aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph archway.archives.govt.nz/

AMP’s ANZAC Roll of Honour

1939 - 1945

Born 11 July 1913

Occupation Assurance Clerk – AMP Palmerston North

Status Single

Date enlisted 19 Sep 1939

Declared age 26


Service number 1811

Campaign Western Desert

Regiments 4 Field Regiment, 25 Battery, 2NZEF: 1st Echelon

Embarkation details WW2 Vessel was Empress of Canada, Gunner, New Zealand Artillery

Died 25 Nov 1941 28 years old

Cause Killed in Action – Western Desert, Libya, North Africa

Last rank 2nd Lieutenant, NZ Artillery, 7 Anti Tank Regiment

Memorial name Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya

Medals received 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, War Medal 1939-1945, NZ War medal, Military Cross for Distinguished service in the Middle East

Next of kin Mr Charles Mackintosh & Mrs Ada Gwendoline Hill Totara St, Eastbourne, Wellington

Maxwell Charles HILL

Born 24 Nov 1922

Occupation Insurance Clerk – AMP Napier

Status Single

Date enlisted 9 Jul 1941

Declared age 18


Air Force number NZ4214136

Roll number 442808

Details As a gunner of a Lancaster bomber he took part in 14 operational flights, including attacks on Cologne, Neuss, Dortmund, Oberhausen, Leipzig, Duisberg, Trier, Bonn, Coblenz, Nuremberg, Wanne-Eikel, and Schwammandel Dam near Duren.

On a 2nd attack on Dortmund his aircraft failed to return to base and the crew were classified as missing

Died 3 Feb 1945 22 years old

Cause Killed in Action – Monchengladbach, Germany

Last rank Pilot Officer, Royal NZ Air Force, 15 Squadron, RAF

Cemetery name Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany

Medals received 1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, NZ War Medal

Next of kin Mr C Temperton (Father) 26 Cameron Rd, Napier

Evan Claude TEMPERTON

Born 22 Jul 1922

Occupation Clerk – AMP Christchurch

Status Single


Declared age 18



Army number 451853

Campaign Pacific

Details While carrying out night flight exercises at Espiritu Santo (flying a Corsai, his aircraft crashed into the sea outside of Pallilulo Bay off Aessi Island. His body or plane were never found.


Cause Missing believed killed in action

Last rank Pilot Officer Royal New Zealand Air Force 23 Squadron

Memorial name Bourail Memorial, Bourail, New Zealand War Cemetery, New Caledonia

Medals received 1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, NZ War Medal

Next of kin William Havilah Down and Gladys Margaret Down, 19 Dyers Pass Rd, Cashmere, Christchurch

Selwyn John DOWN

Born 7 Nov 1918


Status Single

Date enlisted 23 Apr 1940

Declared age 21


Army number 32484

Roll number 32484

Regiments Lustre Force, 32nd Battalion

Campaign Italy

Embarkation details WW2 Private 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.156 Headquarters, 25th (Wellington) Battalion 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.156 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Wounded 26 Oct 1942 discharged from hospital 28 Nov 1942

Died 3 Dec 1943 25 years old

Cause Missing believed killed in action – Italy, Europe

Last rank 2nd Lieutenant 25 Infantry Battalion

Memorial name Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy

Medals received Africa Star, 1939-1945 Star, 8th Army Clasp, Italy Star, War Medal 1939-1945, NZ War Medal

Next of kin James Fordie and of Jessie Elizbeth Fordie 24 Pilmuir St, Lower Hutt, Wellington

James FORDIE

Born 14 Apr 1919


Status Single


Declared age 21



Campaign Burma

Details Was the Pilot of a Buffalo Aircraft shot down by an enemy aircraft at Moulmein Aerodrome, Burma

Died 20 Jan 1942 22 years old

Cause Killed in Action – Moulmein, Burma

Last rank Pilot Officer Royal New Zealand Air Force 67 Squadron, RAF

Memorial name Originally buried at Moulmein but the grave could not be located after the war and is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial

Medals received 1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, NZ War Medal, Burma Clasp

Next of kin Richard Middleton and Ethel Brewer 15 Thompson St, Wellington

Paul’s father died when Paul was a 9 year old and his mother Ethel remarried a Mr R.T.Rudd.

Paul Middleton BREWER

Born 4 Feb 1922

Occupation Insurance Clerk (actuary) – AMP Wellington

Status Single


Declared age 19



Army number 435136

Campaign Europe (Air)

Details Flight Officer Smith was second pilot of a Liberator Aircraft. The night flight was on anti-submarine patrol along the Danish Coast.

It crashed at Norlund near Arden, Denmark at approximately 12.15am. At the end of the war a head stone was mounted at the crash site topped by a propeller and unveiled on 6 Oct 1945. It bears the inscription “Her faldt en allieret flyver ned d 20 April 1945. Kamp for Danmarks frihed” “Here an ally dropped down on April 20, 1945. Fight for Denmark’s freedom”.

Died 21 Apr 1945 23 years old

Cause Killed in Action on the field

Last rank Flying Officer/Military, Royal NZ Air Force, 206 Squadron RAF

Memorial name Aarestrup Churchyard, Aarestrup, Denmark Grave 716

Medals received 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, War Medal 1939-1945, NZ War Medal

Next of kin Philip Tenison Smith and of Theodora Mary Smith Mangateretere, Hawke’s Bay

Anthony Richard Tenison SMITH

Born 22 Aug 1918

Occupation Clerk – AMP Palmerston North

Status Single

Date enlisted 26 Oct 1939

Declared age 18



Campaign Europe (Air)

Details He took part in an operational flights against a target in enemy occupied Europe.


Cause Accidental death – killed when plane crashed to ground when striking a hanger during take off

Last rank Sergeant (Pilot) Royal NZ Air Force 214 Squadron, RAF

Memorial name Stradishall (St Margaret ) Churchyard, Cosford Rural District, Suffolk, England

Medals received War Medal 1939-1945, NZ War Medal

Next of kin Rev. George William and Roberta Hunt 70 Para St, Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand

George William HUNT

Born 19 May 1918

Occupation Insurance officer – AMP Wellington

Status Single


Declared age 22



Died 21 Jan 1941 22 years old

Cause Killed in an aircraft accident when his plane hit a hill in foggy weather, Blenheim, New Zealand.

Last rank Leading Aircraftman, (Pilot) Royal NZ Air Force 2 Elementary Flying Training School, Woodbourne

Memorial name Karori Crematorium Memorial, Karori Cemetery, Wellington

Medals received War Medal 1939-1945, NZ War Medal

Next of kin Charles Henry and Ellen Elizabeth Suisted Wellington

Guy Wilfrid SUISTED

France and Germany StarThe France and Germany Star was awarded for service in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and adjacent sea areas between 6 June 1944 and 8 May 1945.

This bronze six-pointed star has a circular centre with the GRI/VI monogram, surmounted by the Royal crown, and inscribed ‘The France and Germany Star’. The star has a height of 44mm and maximum width of 38mm.

Personnel qualifying for both the France and Germany Star and the Atlantic Star were awarded the first star they qualified for, and a clasp in respect of the second star.

New Zealand War Service MedalThe New Zealand War Service Medal was awarded for 28 days’ full time service or six months’ part time service in any of the New Zealand Armed Forces, the New Zealand National Military Reserve or the Home Guard between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945. Eligible part time Home Guard personnel must have completed their six months’ part time service between 16 August 1940 and 1 January 1944 (the Home Guard was disbanded in December 1943).

The Africa StarNew Zealand soldiers who were captured or killed in Greece or Crete in 1941 had qualified for the Africa Star before entering Greece. This was because they entered and/or were based in Egypt (North Africa) on or after 10 June 1940, before being sent to Greece.

The Italy StarThe Italy Star was awarded for operational service in Italy and adjacent countries between 11 June 1943 and 8 May 1945.

This bronze six-pointed star has a circular centre with the GRI/VI monogram, surmounted by the Royal crown, and inscribed ‘The Italy Star’. The star has a height of 44mm and maximum width of 38mm.

Defence MedalThe Defence Medal was awarded to British military and civilian personnel for a range of service in the United Kingdom, and to British, British Commonwealth and British Colonial personnel who served outside their home countries in a non-operational area or in an area subject to threat such as air attack.

The length of qualifying service required for the award of the Defence Medal varied depending on where an individual served. For persons normally resident in the United Kingdom, three years’ service in the United Kingdom was required (except for those who served in a Mine and Bomb Disposal Unit, for whom 90 days’ service was required). Six months’ (180 days) service overseas from or outside a person’s country of residence in a non-operational area subjected to air attack or closely threatened (for example the United Kingdom, Palestine or Fiji) was required. Or 12 months’ (360 days) service overseas from or outside a person’s country of residence in a non-operational area which was not subjected to air attack and which was not closely threatened was required.

On the obverse of this medal is the uncrowned effigy of King George VI. On the reverse are two lions flanking an oak sapling and a crown. The start and end years of the Second World War are at the sides (1939 on the left and 1945 on the right), and wavy lines representing the sea are below the lions. The words THE DEFENCE MEDAL appear below the wavy lines.

War Medal 1939 - 45The War Medal 1939-45 was awarded across the British Commonwealth to all fulltime members of the Armed Forces for 28 days service between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945 irrespective of where they were serving.

On the obverse of this medal is the effigy of King George VI. On the reverse is a triumphant lion trampling on a dragon symbolising the Axis powers.

The New Zealand MedalThe New Zealand Medal was instituted in 1869. While it is British, the medal can be described as New Zealand’s first indigenous campaign medal. It was awarded for service in the New Zealand Wars of 1845-47 and 1860-66. The Medal was awarded to members of the British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and to colonial volunteers.

The veiled head of Queen Victoria is on the obverse of the medal. On the reverse of the medal is the date of the recipient’s service in a wreath, with NEW ZEALAND around the top and VIRTUTIS HONOR (honour of valour) around the foot. The suspender of the medal is ornamented with New Zealand fern fronds.

The medal was unusual in having the recipient’s dates of service die-struck on the centre of the reverse, though some medals were issued without dates

The Pacific StarThe Pacific Star was awarded for operational service in the Pacific between 8 December 1941 and 2 September 1945. This medal was also awarded for certain specified service in China, Hong Kong, Malaya and Sumatra: between 8 December 1941 and 25 December 1941 (for Hong Kong); between 8 December 1941 and 15 February 1942 (for China and Malaya); and between 8 December 1941 and 23 March 1942 (for Sumatra). Second World War service in China, Hong Kong, Malaya and Sumatra after the above end dates was recognised by the award of the Burma Star.

Personnel qualifying for both the Pacific Star and the Burma Star were awarded the first star they qualified for, and a clasp in respect of the second star.

References

If you would like to find out more about New Zealand’s ANZAC history, visit: aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph

The Atlantic StarThe Atlantic Star was instituted to commemorate the Battle of the Atlantic. Six months naval service, or four months air service, in the Atlantic, or United Kingdom (‘Home’) waters or North Russian waters was normally required. All this service had to be after the service person’s qualifying time for the 1939-1945 Star.

Personnel who served in the qualifying sea areas for all or part of the last six months of the War in Europe (10 November 1944 and 8 May 1945) and who did not subsequently serve in any other area of active operations, could be awarded the Atlantic Star for “entry into the area” and the six month or four month time qualification was waived.

The 1939 – 45 StarThe 1939-1945 Star is the first in a series of eight campaign stars instituted in 1945 to recognise service in the Second World War.

This bronze six-pointed star has a circular centre with the GRI/VI monogram, surmounted by the Royal crown, and inscribed ‘The 1939-1945 Star’. The star has a height of 44mm and maximum width of 38mm.

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