FRISBY, William Miller
(Service number 21812)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 19/11/1893 | Place of Birth | Ashburton |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Gammack Street, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Ann FRISBY (mother), 46 Gammack Street, Temuka | ||
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 | 7th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 21 August 1916 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 September 1937 | Age | 43 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Miller Frisby was born to Emma Frisby and brought up by his grandparents, Arthur and Sarah Ann (Ann, née Corbett) Frisby. He was educated at Milford School near Temuka. W. M. Frisby left Timaru with the South Canterbury quota of the 16th Reinforcements on 3 May 1916.
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [19 May 2019]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [21 May 2019]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [21 May 2019]; Timaru Herald, 2 May 1916 (Papers Past) [02 August 2016]
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