KAYE, William
(Service number 29790)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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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 | Carpenter | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | W. Kaye (father), 5 County Road, Kakorai, Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 18th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company | ||
| Date | 16 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New zealand | Destination | Devenport, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, D Company | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 6 September 1917 | Age | 24 |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, Nord, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial (as W Keye);On Kaikorai School Roll of Honour | ||
Biographical Notes
William Kaye was the son of the late William and Eliza Kaye, of Dunedin, New Zealand
Sources
Cenotaph database (October 2014)
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Researched and Written by
Ann Munro, SC branch NZSG
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