SORRENSON, William Marinus
(Service number 20441)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Bushman | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E K Sorrenson (mother) Kaiwaiwai, Featherston | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 16th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 20 August 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMN 63, Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington 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 | 31 July 1917 | Age | 26 |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in Action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Messines Ridge (NZ) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
son of Nicolai and Emily Kate Sorrenson of Kawaiwai Featherston
Sources
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