BLAIR, William Whitehouse
(Service number 15865)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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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 | Storeman | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Agnes Boyes Blair (wife), Harper St. Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 6th Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata or Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 November 1917 | Age | 42 |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Chalmers Church Memorial Plaque | ||
Biographical Notes
William Blair was the son of Robert and Ann Blair; husband of Agnes Boyes Blair, of 11 Harper St, Timaru
Sources
Cenotaph Sep 2013
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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