LOOMES, William George
(Service number 6/2194)
| 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 | Eversley, Fairlie | ||
| Occupation | Wool Scourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Charles Loomes (father), Eversley, Fairlie, NZ; Mrs Rose Loomes (mother), Fairlei, NZ | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | |||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 5th Reinforcements, NZEF; Canterbury Infantry Battalion; 25th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 13 June 1915; 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima; Turakina | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915); Plymouth, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 October 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Fairlie Primary School War Memorial; Fairlie War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
William Loomes was the son of Rose Loomes, of Fairlie, South Canterbury, New Zealand, and the late Charles Loomes. It is understood William returned to NZ on furlough prior to returning to the front in 1917 (To be verified)
Sources
Cenotaph database (accessed 15 June 2013)
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