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STEWART, William George
(Service number 21900)

Waimate War Memorial, pictured in 2011
Waimate War Memorial (right panel), pictured in 2011
Aliases
First Rank private Last Rank Private

Birth

Date Unknown Place of Birth

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation Farm Hand
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin J Stewart (father) Ashley Bank, North Canterbury
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation NZ Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 16th Reinforcements, J Company
Date 20 August 1916
Transport HMNZT 63 Navua
Embarked From Wellington Destination Devonport, England
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date 14 June 1917 Age 34
Place of Death Belgium
Cause Killed in action
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery Messines Ridge (NZ) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial

Biographical Notes

Son of James and Catherine Stewart, Ashley Bank, North Canterbury

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Researched and Written by

Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)

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