ELLEN, William Richard
(Service number 23/415)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 16/10/1884 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 29 May 1915 | Age | 30 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Paynstown, Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Tailor | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. Ellen (mother), Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 1st New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | B Company | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 February 1965 | Age | 81 |
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| Place of Death | Waimate | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Son of John and Mary Ellen.
William arrived in Suez in November 1915. He was admitted to hospital in February 1916 with severe enteric dystentery and was sent back to NZ in March 1916 where he was discharged in May 1916.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015); NZ Births, Deaths, and Marirages at https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/; Archives New Zealand
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Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG; Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG
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