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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Private William Arthur Ham |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
William Arthur |
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| Surname: |
Ham |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
6/246 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
14 April 1892 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Ireland |
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| Religion: |
Anglican |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Labourer |
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| Next of Kin: |
William E. Ham (father), Motueka, Nelson, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Pokororo, New Zealand |
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| Physical Description: |
- Height: 5 feet 10 inches
- Weight: 10 stone 8 pounds
- Eye colour: Blue
- Hair colour: Brown
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| Enlistment Date: |
15 August 1914 |
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| Age on Enlistment: |
22 |
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| Military District: |
Canterbury |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Main Body |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
16 October 1914 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Athenic |
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| Destination: |
Suez,Egypt (3 December 1914) |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
Vol1 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
295 |
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| Campaigns: |
Egyptian |
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| Military Awards: |
- 1914-15 Star
- British War Medal
- Victory Medal
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| Last Unit Served: |
Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Egypt |
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| Date of Death: |
5 February 1915 |
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| Age at Death: |
22 |
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| Year of Death: |
1915 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt |
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| Grave Reference: |
A.113. |
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| Memorial Name: |
Ngatimoti War Memorial, Tasman District, New Zealand |
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| Biographical Notes: |
William Ham was killed when the New Zealand Infantry Brigade helped repulse a Turkish attack on the Suez Canal. According to his family he was the first New Zealand soldier killed in the First World War. |
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| Description of Image: |
- Portrait, Private William Arthur Ham. (Courtesy of Lisa Ham)
- Gravestone of his stepfather, Private Cyril Montague Bartlett who was married to William's mother (Courtesy of Lisa Ham)
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
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| Previous Military Experience: |
12th Nelson Regiment |
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