William Almond

Forenames

William AWMM

Surname

Almond AWMM

Service number

WWI 13719 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

22 Jan 1883 AWMM

Address before enlistment

• Pre 07 Mar 1916 AWMM Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
• It was understood by my father, that his uncle William had gone to Australia. To see he was in New Zealand and his brother Thomas was also there is most interesting.
  Public - Philip - Other Relative - 23 March 2015 - Orally from family.

Next of kin

• Mrs Jane Almond (mother), 44 Salisbury Road, Preston, Lancashire, England AWMM
• Jane Almond's maiden name was Caunce, Done some research, and her husband Thomas Almond was killed in an accident, article from the Lancashire Evening Post dated 18th April 1908 . he was employed as
  Public - Philip - Other Relative - 23 March 2015 - Genes Reunited genealogy.

Relationship status

• Pre 26 Jun 1916 AWMM Single AWMM
• He was my grandfathers brother Which makes him ,my fathers uncle.
  Public - Philip - Other Relative - 23 March 2015 - From the genealogy Genes Reunited.

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 13719 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 07 Mar 1916 AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 26 Jun 1916-22 Aug 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 56 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Rifleman AWMM 8th Reinforcements 2nd Battalion, F Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM

Medical notes

Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
Nephritis AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Rifleman AWMM
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion AWMM

William Almond was the son of Jane Almond, of 19, Lauderdale St., Preston, England, and the late Thomas Almond.

Brother of Thomas Almond of 2 Alexander street, Glenmore, Auckland, New Zealand

Next of Kin: Mr R. Almond, Manukau Rd, Avondale (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

16 Jan 1918 AWMM
Age  35 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of Disease AWMM

Cemetery

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM XXVI. CC. 10 AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22270943
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/433064/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/433064
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  34: 31
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• HMNZT 56 - The kit-bag : the unofficial record of the following units of the Fourteenth Reinforcements on board the "Maunganui", Troopship 56 -- Cape Town : Printed by Cape Times : 1916.
• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.