MANGOS, William
(Service number 44130)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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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 | Bridge builder | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. MANGOS (mother), Post-office, Lyell, Westport; later of Church Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcements G Company | ||
| Date | 14 March 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ruapehu | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, 3rd | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 26 August 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | |||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Willim MANGOS was the fifth in the family of thirteen of Demetrious Nicolas and Mary Ann (née WILLIAMS) MANGOS. He died on 26 August 1917, five months after embarking, of wounds accidentally received.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [17 November 2014]; CWGC [17 November 2014]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [19 June 2016]; Timaru Herald, 10 september 1917, 27 September 1917, Colonist, 13 September 1917 (Papers Past) [17 November 2014; 20 June 2016]
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