AULD, William Robert
(Service number 6/403)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 10/10/1893 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | North Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Draper | ||
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| Next of Kin | William AULD, North Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian; Balkan; Egyptian Expeditionary Force; Western European | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 16 August 1963 | Age | 69 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Auld was the son of William and Agnes Auld, of Timaru. Willie was educated at Timaru Main School. Private W. Auld, of the Territorials, was one of many keen and determined applicants at the Drill Shed on 11 August 1914. He was not one of those rejected, mostly for defects to the teeth and one or two on account of height; he passed the medical exanimation and was sworn in. The successful applicants were liable to be called up at any moment, and it was quite probable that they would leave Timaru in a matter of days for the central camp at Christchurch as part of the 2nd South Canterbury Regiment's quota. He was one of eleven employees of the Canterbury Farmers’ Co-operative Association who were bade farewell and each presented with a fountain pen and either a wristlet compass or a collapsible drinking cup. William married Ina Marion Berry in 1922. was a war pensioner at death. No record on Auckland WMM Cenotaph Database.
Sources
NZBDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [22 March 2020]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [22 March 2020]; Timaru Herald, 12 & 14 August 1914 (Papers Past) [01 September 2014; March 2020]
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