SHIRLEY, William Albert
(Service number 27381)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 17 October 1876 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Arthur SHIRLEY (father), 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 | 17th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 25 September 1916 | ||
| Transport | Devon | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 22 August 1954 | Age | 77 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Albert Shirley was the older son of Arthur and Bridget Ann (née Jones) Shirley. W. A. Shirley embarked from Liverpool on 16 November 1917 by the “Ruahine” and arrived back in New Zealand on 6 January 1918. He married Norah May Harris in 1926. His brother Arthur also served in World War I, and their sister married Richard Sullivan who was also to serve in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [09 November 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [09 November 2019]; Ruru Cemetery headstone transcription [09 November 2019]; Timaru Herald, 8 January 1918 (Papers Past) [22 November 2013]
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