William Timmins

Forenames

William AWMM

Surname

Timmins AWMM

Service number

• WWI 14/74 AWMM
• WWI 25/1211 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

29 Feb 1892 AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Te Aroha, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

• WW1 John Timmins (father), Somerstown, Te Aroha, New Zealand AWMM
• WW1 J. Timmins (father), Te Aroha, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

Battle of the Somme AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

• WWI 14/74 AWMM
• WWI 25/1211 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 11 Aug 1914 AWMM
Age  22 AWMM
Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

• WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
  HMNZT 12 AWMM Vessel was Waimana AWMM Driver/Military AWMM New Zealand Army Service Corps, Divisional Train AWMM Main Body AWMM
• WW1 05 Feb 1916 AWMM
  HMNZT 42 or HMNZT 43 or HMNZT 44 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua AWMM Rifleman AWMM 3rd Battalion, A Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM
  2nd Embarkation AWMM

Medical notes

Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
Auckland Infantry Regiment AWMM

William Timmins was the son of John and Kate Timmins, of Somerstown, Te Aroha, New Zealand.

Next of Kin: Mrs R. Timmins, Semerstown, Te Aroha (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

16 Sept 1916 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of wounds AWMM

Cemetery

Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-l'Abbe, Somme, France AWMM IV. D. 65. AWMM

Memorial name

• Te Aroha First World War Memorial, Kenrick Street, Te Aroha. AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

Related Serviceperson

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/272744/timmins,-william/
  Sources Used
• Military Personnel File
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22013706
  Further Reference
• New Zealand War Graves Trust
  https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 727
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  24: 5
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 1: Includes portrait
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Burton, O. (1922). The Auckland regiment : being an account of the doings on active service of the First, Second and Third Battalions of the Auckland Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.
• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.