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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
William Donkin |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Trooper |
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| Forename(s): |
William |
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| Surname: |
Donkin |
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| War: |
South African War, 1899-1902 |
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| Serial No.: |
8281 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Religion: |
Church of England |
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| First Known Rank: |
Trooper |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Driver |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs Alice Donkin (mother), Thames, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Physical Description: |
- Height: 5 foot 7.65 inches
- Weight: 10 stone 10 pounds
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| Enlistment Date: |
4 April 1901 |
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| Age on Enlistment: |
23 |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
7th Contingent |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
7th New Zealand Mounted Rifles. 28 Company. Nelson Section |
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| Embarkation Date: |
6 April 1901 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Vessel: |
Gulf of Taranto |
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| Destination: |
Cape Town, South Africa |
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| Last Unit Served: |
7th New Zealand Mounted Rifles |
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| Place of Death: |
Bankhoek Farm |
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| Date of Death: |
1 June 1901 |
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| Year of Death: |
1901 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
- Ranfurly Veterans' Home, 539 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland, New Zealand
- South Africa War Memorial, Victoria Park, Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand
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| Description of Image: |
- Roll of Honour, Ranfurly Veterans' Home, detail, 7th Contingent - Irregular Forces, (photo J. Halpin September 2011)
- Roll of Honour, Ranfurly Veterans' Home, (photo J. Halpin September 2011)
- Roll of Honour, Ranfurly Veterans' Home, detail, commemoration panel (photo J. Halpin September 2011)
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
- Military Service Record
- Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war. (6th ed.) Hamilton, N.Z.: The Author.
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| Previous Military Experience: |
Auckland Engineers, 8 months |
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