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Title: Troop-ship to Egypt 1914
Post by: toby webb on Sunday 15 April 18 17:09 BST (UK)
Can anyone guide me into establishing which of troop-ships Mangaunui, Limerick or Arawa was used by 7438 Samuel James Beart Foss when leaving on 16 October 1914 for Egypt. Thanks. T.
Title: Re: Troop-ship to Egypt 1914
Post by: josey on Sunday 15 April 18 17:10 BST (UK)
What regiment was he in?
Title: Re: Troop-ship to Egypt 1914
Post by: toby webb on Sunday 15 April 18 17:17 BST (UK)
2nd. Bn. Auckland Infantry. The service number I gave may actuallyapply to the Boer War and not WW1.
10/338 may be for WW1. Thank you Josey.
T
Title: Re: Troop-ship to Egypt 1914
Post by: josey on Sunday 15 April 18 17:36 BST (UK)
Sometimes newspapers reported regimental movements, though perhaps not in war circumstances.....do you have his service record? Occasionally they mention the ship. Perhaps contact the regimental archivist/museum if there is one?
Title: Re: Troop-ship to Egypt 1914
Post by: toby webb on Sunday 15 April 18 17:41 BST (UK)
Yes. I have copies of his service records but no help there. Thanks for your suggestion but I think that remote relations who live in NZ are better placed than I so will leave it to them for now. T
Title: Re: Troop-ship to Egypt 1914
Post by: Lucy2 on Sunday 15 April 18 19:58 BST (UK)
Link to Army service record for Samuel J. B.  FOSS - in case it's helpful to anyone trying to assist with this query.

http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11480771

Mmm ...  at Image # 6 - says "Transport No. 3 -- 15/10/14".   ???


Title: Re: Troop-ship to Egypt 1914
Post by: minniehaha on Sunday 15 April 18 21:23 BST (UK)
Cenotaph listing.............

http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C5035?n=samuel%20foss&ordinal=0&from=%2Fwar-memorial%2Fonline-cenotaph%2Fsearch

"EMBARKATIONS
Vessel was Arawa or Limerick"


Minniehaha.
Title: Re: Troop-ship to Egypt 1914
Post by: spades on Monday 16 April 18 05:00 BST (UK)
Hi Toby,

If you go to New Zealand Resources & Offers you will see a topic called LINKS - Military.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=493443.0

Scroll down until you find New Zealand Troopship Magazines and follow the instructions to find any magazines printed on these vessels. They often listed all the soldiers on board and individuals might make other appearances in the anecdotes that make up the body of such magazines.

Spades
Title: Re: Troop-ship to Egypt 1914
Post by: spades on Monday 16 April 18 05:59 BST (UK)
Well, I found one that might help, but it isn't digitized.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lwn/

You might want to contact Auckland Museum Library for more information.

I've had a brief look though the troopship magazines but can't see any for either the Arawa or the Limerick.

Spades
Title: Re: Troop-ship to Egypt 1914
Post by: toby webb on Monday 16 April 18 12:38 BST (UK)
Thanks to you all for suggestions made which, I believe, has now enabled me to crack it.
The Auckland Cenotaph Database states "Troopships Arawa or Limmerick."
But a clearer copy of Samuel's Service Record than anything I had yet seen, showed Tsport. 3
leaving NZ 15/8/14 disembarking in Alexandria on 14/10/14 after 50 days
Arawa was No.10, Limerick was No.7 and No. 3 was Maunganui.
The book "Wellington Regiment (NZEF) 1914-19". by Cunningham et al is very helpful.

If there is an error in my reasoning, I shall be pleased to hear. Many thanks, T.
Title: Re: Troop-ship to Egypt 1914
Post by: spades on Tuesday 17 April 18 02:14 BST (UK)
Hi Toby,

Congratulations on finding it.

Spades
Title: Re: Troop-ship to Egypt 1914
Post by: toby webb on Friday 20 April 18 22:06 BST (UK)
I have learnt that the Online Auckland Cenotaph is to be altered accordingly and that this is likely to be completed early in May. T