WADDELL, William Andrew
(Service number 4/586)
| First Rank | Sapper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 114 Tancred Street, Linwood, Christchurch | ||
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| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. WADDELL, 114 Tancred Street, Linwood, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | New Zealand Field Engineers | ||
| Date | 16 August 1914 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Engineers | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 23 December 1954 | Age | 59 years |
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| Place of Death | 7 Cameron Street, Timaru (residence) | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
William Andrew Waddell was the only son of Andrew Semple and Margaret Bruce (née Leishman).
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [09 November 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [09 November 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [09 November 2016]; Timaru Herald, 24 December 1954 (Timaru District Council) [09 November 2016]
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