William John Clements

Forenames

William John AWMM

Surname

Clements AWMM

Service number

WWI 12/2242 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Paengaroa, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

L. Clements (father), Paengaroa, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 13 Jun 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 12/2242 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM

Age on enlistment

35 Born 19 Aug 1879

Public - Heather - Other Relative - 1 February 2015 - Family records

Embarkation details

WW1 13 Jun 1915-24 Jul 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 24 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM 5th Reinforcements AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
Auckland Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM

William Clements was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Clements, of Paengaroa, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Next of Kin: Mr L. Clements, Paengaroa, B of P. (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

26 Sept 1916 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Memorial name

• Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM
• 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/R21895204
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1463029/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1463029
  Further Reference
• New Zealand War Graves Trust
  https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
  Further Reference

References

• HMNZT 24. Maunganuian : one of the many unofficial journals of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces. (1915). At sea: Fifth Reinforcements. Printe by W.F. Forster and Co., Albany.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Page No: 133
• 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. 3: 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.