SUTHERLAND, William
(Service number 74407)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 27/06/1889 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Painstown, Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Grocer's assistant | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Margaret SUTHERLAND (mother), Pianstown, Waimate | ||
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 | 39th Reinforcements, E Company | ||
| Date | 13 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
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Biographical Notes
William Sutherland was the son of David St Clair Wemyss and Margaret (née Mitchell) Sutherland. He was probably educated at Waimate, where the family was living 1893. His brother John Sutherland also served in World War I, and his oldest brother David St Clair Wemyss Southerland was listed in the Reserve Rolls, he being married with children.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [22 April 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [22 April 2019]
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