EDMONDS, William
(Service number 6/450)
| First Rank | Sergeant Major | Last Rank | Sergt Major |
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Birth
| Date | 26/12/1878 | Place of Birth | England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 14 August 1914 | Age | 36 |
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| Address at Enlistment | James St, Kensington, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Professional Soldier | ||
| Previous Military Experience | South African War, 1899-1902 | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs W. Edmonds (wife) The Newlands, Hassall St, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Btn | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | British Army (21 yrs); 2nd South Canterbury Company | ||
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt, Balkans (Gallipoli) | ||
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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 | 15 July 1946 | Age | 68 |
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| Place of Death | Ashburton | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of John and Mary Ann Edmonds.
William was married on 10 October 1914 by special licence to Nellie Beatrice Swain at St Marys, Timaru. He recieved a gunshot wound to the thigh at Gallipoli on 2 July 1915 at Cape Helles. He was sent home to NZ in April 1916. He continued to serve as a recruitment officer in Timaru.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015); NZ Births, Deaths, and Marirages at https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/; Archives New Zealand: Paperspast at paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/; 1881 UK Census available via ancestry.com
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Researched and Written by
Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG; Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG
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