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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Corporal William Henry Niccolls |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Corporal |
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| Forename(s): |
William Henry |
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| Surname: |
Niccolls |
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| Also Known As: |
William Henry Niccolls |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
11091 |
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| Date of Birth: |
9 February 1886 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Taipouri Island, Huntly, New Zealand |
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| First Known Rank: |
Rifleman |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Clerk |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs B. Niccolls (wife), Selborne Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Married |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Selborne Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
6th Reinforcements 1st Battalion, E Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
1 May 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 51 |
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| Vessel: |
Ulimaroa |
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| Destination: |
Suez,Egypt (9 June 1916) |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
30 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
20 |
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| Campaigns: |
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| Military Awards: |
- British War Medal
- Victory Medal
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| Discharge Date: |
11 April 1919 |
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| Place of Death: |
Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Age at Death: |
79 |
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| Year of Death: |
1964 |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Son of William Owen Strangward Niccolls, of Shropshire, England, and Elizabeth Ellen Warin, of Matakana, New Zealand. |
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| Description of Image: |
- Image 1: Egypt, 1915. (NB. If photo of William, date would need to be 1916. Perhaps a typographical error. Otherwise, the photo is actually of William's brother Owen, who died at Gallipoli.)
- The remaining images were taken from a collection of postcards sent by William Niccolls to his wife from Egypt, 1916. They include Port Said, Statue of Ferdinand du Lesseps, ships, small boats, docks, houses.
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| Further References: |
- Niccolls, William Henry Strangward. Papers, 1916 - 1956. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2000/25.
- See also Cenotaph Database record for Owen Strangward Niccolls (10/1595).
- Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option.
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917 |
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