BORRIE, William Gillies
(Service number 3/1317)
| First Rank | Captain | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 14 December 1885 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Medical practitioner, surgeon | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs D. BORRIE (mother), Highgate, Roslyn, Dunedin | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | No. 2 Field Ambulance | ||
| Date | 5 February 1916 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
London Gazette 01/01/1918
Prisoner of War Information
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| Days Interned | |
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Death
| Date | 2 June 1955 | Age | 69 years |
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| Place of Death | Auckland | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Waikumete Crematorium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
William Gillies Borrie was the son of David and Eliza Maria (née Forbes) Borrie. When he enlisted he was the resident medical officer at the Waimate Hospital. His brother, David Forbes Borrie, also a medical practitioner, also served in World War One. William G. Borrie married in 1919 in London, England, to Annie Edna Joughlin.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [12 April 2017]
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