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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Private Hugh William Hamilton Sandford |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Hugh William Hamilton |
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| Surname: |
Sandford |
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| Also Known As: |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
21613 |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Railway employee |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs F. Sanford (mother), 40 Richmond Terrace, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
16th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
21 August 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 62 |
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| Vessel: |
Mokoia |
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| Destination: |
Plymouth, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
38 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
15 |
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| Campaigns: |
France |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
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| Place of Death: |
France |
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| Date of Death: |
22 June 1917 |
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| Age at Death: |
23 |
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| Year of Death: |
1917 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
II. N. 1. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- William Sandford was the son of F. and Maryann Sandford, of 40 Richmond Terrace, Christchurch.
- The surname is Sandford on the CWGC web site and this record
- The surname is Sanford on the enlistment CD (known there as William) and the attached Roll of Honour picture.
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| Description of Image: |
The image attached to this record is of a Roll of Honour at Ferrymead, Christchurch. The inscription reads: Addington Workshops, Members of Staff, who made the supreme sacrifice for their King and Country during the war, 1914-1919. The photograph was taken by G.A. Fortune 2004. |
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| Further References: |
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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