William Semmens Austin

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

William Semmens AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Austin AWMM

Nama Hōia

WWI 23/2 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Pono

Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Whānautanga mai

28 Mar 1871 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra

Wāhi noho i mua i te whakaurunga

Pre 01 Oct 1915 AWMM 89 Cowper Street, Greymouth, New Zealand AWMM

Uri kiritahi

Mrs Christina Austin (wife), 89 Cowper Street, Greymouth, New Zealand AWMM

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

Pre 09 Oct 1915 AWMM Married AWMM

Pakanga

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Kauhanga riri

• 1914-1916 AWMM Egypt AWMM
• 1914-1919 AWMM Western Front AWMM
• 1918 AWMM Le Quesnoy AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Army AWMM

Nama Hōia

WWI 23/2 AWMM

Urunga ki te ope taua

• NZ Volunteers AWMM
• Territorial Forces AWMM

Mētara me ngā Tohu

• Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
  DSO: London Gazette, 3 June 1916. Citation: "For distinguished service in the field [during the Senussi Campaign]." AWMM
• Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) AWMM
• 1914-1915 Star AWMM
• British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
• Victory Medal with oak leaf AWMM
• Volunteer Officer's Decoration (VD) AWMM
• Colonial Auxiliary Forces Decoration AWMM
• New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal AWMM
• Croix de Guerre 1914-1918 (France) AWMM
• Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
  London Gazette 03/06/1916 AWMM
• Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) Twice AWMM
  London Gazette 21 June 1916, p6181 | London Gazette 28 May 1918, p6204, Rec No 1873 : In connection with operations on the Western Front. AWMM

Te urunga

WW1 01 Oct 1915 AWMM School teacher/Civilian AWMM

Taipitopito ekenga waka

WW1 09 Oct 1915-17 Nov 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 30 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Major/Military AWMM Headquarters Staff AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion AWMM

Tuhinga hauora

Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
Wounded four times AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

Inter War 19 Jul 1919 AWMM Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion AWMM

Matenga

31 Aug 1931 AWMM
Age  60 AWMM

Mea e whai hononga ai

Hononga ki waho

Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22280605
Further Reference

Ngā tuhinga

• McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 25
• Haigh, J., Polaschek, A. (Eds.). (1993). New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order. Christchurch, N.Z.: Authors.
• NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
• 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
• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.
• The Le Quesnoy Campaign research was undertaken by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists as part of the development of New Zealand Liberation Museum - Te Arawhata (Le Quesnoy France). This research project was led by CJ Barbour (NZSG), BI Silvester, HH Farrant (NZMHS) with the support of NZSG volunteers (2022). The individuals included in this research dataset were identified as potentially having served in or around the wider Le Quesnoy campaign. Their presence at Le Quesnoy has not been individually verified in every case.
• HMNZT 30 - The Periscope : unofficial mouthpiece of the 1st Battalion N.Z. Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own) and Divisional Ammunition Column -- At sea : Officers & men of the Reinforcement : 1915