BRASS, William
(Service number 6/807)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 27/12/1888 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Hydro Grand, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Mountain guide | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | James Brass, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Gallipoli | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 25 April 1915 | Age | 26 |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Lonel Pine Memorial, Lone lPine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial; Mackenzie War Memorial, Fairlie, 2016 additions | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of James Gillies Brass and Isabella Bews Brass of Kelton St, Ola, Kirkwall, Orkney Islands. William Brass came from the Orkney Islands. He joined the guiding staff at the Hermitage, Mt Cook, in 1913, where he remained until the war broke out. He was a man of superb physique and perfect health, and was a great favourite with his brother guides, who appreciated his strength and his good nature. He was well-known and liked by all visitors to the Hermitage who were placed in his charge; his kind, thoughtful and cheerful nature won for him many warm friends, and the death of such a fine man was deeply regretted by all (from "NZ Alpine Journal" vol 3, No.10, March 1921)
Sources
Cenotaph Oct 2013
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