William Pennell Arnott

Forenames

William Pennell AWMM

Surname

Arnott AWMM

Also known as

William Pennel Arnott AWMM

Service number

WWI 13/2410 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

13 Mar 1892 Kiwi Jocks Research
37 Royal Oak Terrace, Edinburgh, Edinburghshire AWMM

Birth notes

Son of Henry & Margaret Moncur ARNOTT originally from Scotland - late of Napier

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 May 2025 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13808389/william_pennel-arnott

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Petane, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Henry Arnott (father), Tangoio, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 09 Oct 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 13/2410 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 09 Oct 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 32 or HMNZT 33 or HMNZT 34 AWMM Vessel was Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo AWMM Trooper AWMM Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM 7th Reinforcements AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM
Wellington Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM

William Arnott was the son of Henry and Margaret Moncur Arnott, of Tangoio, Napier.

Next of Kin: Mrs H. Arnott, Tangoio, Hawkes Bay (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

31 Jul 1917 AWMM
Age  25 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Memorial name

• Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Family grave memorial, Eskdale Cemetery, Eskdale Lane, off Highway 5 (Napier-Taupo Road), Hawkes Bay, New Zealand AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Cemetery Records. Napier City Council.
  http://www.napier.govt.nz/index.php?pid=168
  Sources Used
• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22271101
  Further Reference
• Napier City Council cemetery record
  http://www.napier.govt.nz/index.php?pid=168&rid=207744&bf
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1737620/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1737620
  Further Reference

References

• Nicol, C.G. (1921). The story of two campaigns: Official war history of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment 1914-1919. Auckland, N.Z.: Wilson & Horton.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 21
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Kiwi Jocks or Scottish-born New Zealand soldiers in the NZEF. Information kindly provided by Andrew Nixon, Scotland between 2009 and 2010.