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SHEFFORD, William
(Service number 64672)

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Birth

Date 12 October 1886 Place of Birth Waimate

Enlistment Information

Date Age
Address at Enlistment Norton Reserve, Waimate
Occupation Labourer
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status Single
Next of Kin Mrs Emily SHEFFORD (mother), Norton Reserve, Waimate
Religion Church of England
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with NZ Armed Forces Served in Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship 32nd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Date 21 November 1917
Transport Maunganui
Embarked From Destination Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Labourer

Death

Date 23 September 1947 Age 60 years
Place of Death
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery Waimate Old Cemetery
Memorial Reference Plot 190
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

William Shefford was born on 12 October 1886 at Waimate, the son of John and Emily (née Wild) Shefford. His brother James was killed in action in 1917 in France and brother Thomas also served in World War I.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [31 May 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [01 June 2020]; New Zealand Times, 29 April 1919 (Papers Past) [26 May 2020]; Ruru Lawn Cemetery burial record (Christchurch City Council) [02 June 2020]

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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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