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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
William Cargill |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
William |
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| Surname: |
Cargill |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
15699 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Baker |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs J. Cargill sen. (mother), Petone, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
15th Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
26 July 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Waitemata or Ulimaroa |
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| Destination: |
Devonport, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
37 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
21 |
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| Campaigns: |
Messines |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Belgium |
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| Date of Death: |
7 June 1917 |
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| Age at Death: |
32 |
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| Year of Death: |
1917 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- William Cargill was the son of Martin and Jemima Cargill, of 24, Buick St., Petone, Wellington.
- His brother, Robert Cargill (26035), also died in World War 1.
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 |
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| Additional Information: |
New Zealand at the Front ( a magazine written and published and illustrated in France by men of the New Zealand Division) 1917 issue, page141. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
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