DUCKETT, William Richard
(Service number 3/2023)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13/12/1889 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 133 Mary Street, Waimate | ||
| Occupation | (1) Clerk; (2) Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. L. DUCKETT (wife), 7 Mary Street, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | (1) New Zealand Expeditionary force; (2) New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | (1) New Zealand Medical Corps; (2) 17th Reinforcements, Medical Corps | ||
| Date | (1) 4 March 1916; (2) 23 September 1916 | ||
| Transport | (1) Willochra or Tofua; (2) Devon or Pakeha | ||
| Embarked From | (1) Wellington; (2) Wellington | Destination | (1) Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Medical Corps | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 October 1960 | Age | 70 years |
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| Place of Death | Waimate | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Old Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
William Robert Duckett was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (née Joyce). He married Elizabeth Buckingham in 1916. He returned to New Zealand on the Maunganui in June 1919.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [17 March 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [17 March 2018]; Waimate Old Cemetery headstone transcription & burial records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [18 March 2018]; Timaru Herald, 16 June 1919 (Papers Past) [17 March 2018]
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