condensed discuss document expanded export feedback print share remove reset document_white enquire_white export_white report_white

Cenotaph record

William Allgood

-
Lay a poppy
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

Contribute ›
  • Title
  • Forenames
    William AWMM
  • Surname
    Allgood AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 10/2512 AWMM
    • WWI 223804 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

Contribute ›
  • Birth
    15 August 1879 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Barton, Cambridgeshire Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of James and Mary Allgood, of High St., Barton, Cambs., England. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 26 April 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/william-allgood
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 74 Wainui Road, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    J. Allgood (father), Barton, Cambridgeshire, England AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 August 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

Contribute ›
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 10/2512 AWMM
    • WWI 223804 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

Contribute ›

Training and Enlistment

Contribute ›
  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

Contribute ›

Prisoner of war

Contribute ›
  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

Contribute ›
  • Medical notes
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 7" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      140 lb AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

Contribute ›
  • Son of James and Mary Allgood, of High Street, Barton, Cambridgeshire, England.

    Joined Bn at Mudros, 30 September 1915.
    Disembarked Alexandria, 29 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation).
    Admitted to NZ Auxiliary Hospital, Ismailia, 26 February 1916; rejoined Bn, 9 March 1916.
    Embarked for France, 6 April 1916.
    Admitted to hospital, 9 May 1916; rejoined Bn, 13 May 1916.
    Killed in action, 25 June 1916.

    Parents: James and Mary Allgood, High Street, Barton, Cambridgeshire, England AWMM
Read more

Death

About death

Contribute ›
  • Death
    25 June 1917 AWMM
    Age 38 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Private W. Allgood, whoso name appeared as “killed in action” in a casualty list, was a resident of Masterton about 12 years ago. He left Masterton for the Auckland district, and from there went to Vancouver. About the time the war broke out he returned to Zealand, and later enlisted at Gisborne. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 8 May 2023 - NEW ZEALAND TIMES, VOLUME XLII, ISSUE 9713, 16 JULY 1917, PAGE 3
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

Contribute ›
  • Memorial name
    • Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Roll of Honour

Remember William Allgood by laying a poppy.

Leave a note

Leave a tribute or memory of William Allgood

Leave a note

Contribute ›

Sources

Sources

Contribute ›

Contributors

Command item
Command item
Add new record Refresh
DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
08 May 2023Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
02 December 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided.

Creative Commons LicenseOnline Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.