MAYLEN, William
(Service number 49638)
Pictured are:
BACK ROW: L/Cpl Arthur George Curtis, Pte William Maylen (DOD), Pte Robert Nelson, Pte William Hugh Corbett, Pte Adam Corbett (KIA).
FRONT ROW: Rfm Richard Casey & Pte Thomas Nelson (DOW)
The Nelsons were brothers, as were the Corbetts. (Courtesy of P Bishop )
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 26 April 1894 | Place of Birth | Caithness, Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Cricklewood, South Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Ploughman | ||
| Previous Military Experience | Seaforth Highlanders | ||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Jane Maylen (mother), Latheron Wheel, Latheron, caithness, Scotland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 27th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | |||
| Date | 12 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 March 1918 | Age | 23 |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Doullens Communal Cemetry, Extension No 1, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Albury War Memorial, Fairlie War Memorial; Latheron War Memorial, Caithness Scotland | ||
Biographical Notes
William Maylen, born in Scotland, was the son of Joseph and Jane Maylen. He had been reideing in New Zealand for three years at the time of his enlistment, his last employer being Ploughman working for D Morrison of Limestone Valley, Albury. William Maylen had his farewell at Te Ngawai School.
Sources
Cenataph database (October 2014); Tmaru Herald 14 Feb 1917 (http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/); rootsweb.ancestry.com, warmemscot.s4.bitzhat.com; Jeremy Sutherland, Albury District War Record 1914-1918
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