Search results Next record Previous record English Māori William Farquharson Bey Died 25 August 1918 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 38799 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Otago Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of William Farquharson Bey, Wanganui Collegiate Roll of Honour. Image has no known copyrigh … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Farquharson AWMM SurnameBey AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 38799 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 Mrs W. Bey (mother), Greytown (North), New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 38799 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Farmer/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 26 Apr 1917-19 July 1917 AWMM to Plymouth, Devon AWMM HMNZT 83 AWMM Vessel was Tofua AWMM Sergeant AWMM 25th Reinforcements, F Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Otago Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Dr. William and Eveline D'Ainslie Bey, of Greytown."Killed in action on August 25th, 1917 [sic], enlisted as a private in the 1st Battalion Otago Regiment, and left with the 25th Reinforcements. Before his death he had attained the rank of Sergeant, and the same morning had taken part in a stunt to capture a certain objective close to Bapaume, when he was mortally wounded by a bursting shell. As he was brought in to R.A.P. he gradually but quietly sank, and was buried near the village of Biefvillers close to the scene of his last fight. He studied electrical engineering in Wellington after leaving school, but later relinquished it in order to farm the ‘Springbank’ Estate, Gladstone. His demeanour under the most trying conditions was always excellent. He knew no fear, and died as he had lived, a brave man, caring for nothing but the knowledge that he had done his duty." (In Memoriam, 1914-1918 [Wanganui Collegiate School]) AWMM William Bey's father - Dr William Bey was born at Tarland, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He emigrated to New Zealand - aboard 'Hurunui' - in 1880. Dr William Bey was for many years the surgeon at Greytown Hospital, Wairarapa. Dr Bey died of influenza - November 1918 - during the New Zealand Influenza Epidemic - 3 months after the death of his only son at France. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 11 February 2017 - Papers Past (National Library of New Zealand); 'Wairarapa Daily Times'; Volume 44; Issue 13689; 14 November 1918 ; "Death of Dr Bey". Read more Death About death Contribute › Death25 August 1918 AWMM Age 32 AWMM Bapaume, France AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryPapers Past (National Library of New Zealand); 'Evening Post'; Volume XCVI; Issue 75; 25 September 1918. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 11 February 2017 - Papers Past (National Library of New Zealand); 'Evening Post'; Volume XCVI; Issue 75; 25 September 1918. Memorial nameMaungaraki War Memorial (1914-1918) - at Gladstone, Wairarapa. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 11 February 2017 - Maungaraki War Memorial, Gladstone, Wairarapa. Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM Memorial gates, Greytown Soldiers Memorial Park, Kuratawhiti Street, Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand AWMM Memorial trees, 117 lime trees, Avenue of Remembrance, Greytown Soldiers Memorial Park, Kuratawhiti Street, Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand AWMM Roll of Honour Remember William Farquharson Bey by laying a poppy. William Bews Stella Beatrice Bexley William Farquharson Bey Andrew Edgar Beyer Dennis William Beyer Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Farquharson Bey Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The kiwi : being the official organ of A.D.E.F. and part of J. Companies (Right… Library / Pictorial › publication Cape Town D526.2 KIW Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21891266 Further Reference Greytown Memorial Park http://www.greytown.co.nz/thingstodo/park.html Further Reference Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Greytown war memorial http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/greytown-war-memorial Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1738539/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1738539 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 62: 19 AWMM In Memoriam, 1914-1918. (1919).Wanganui, N.Z.: Collegiate School. AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 11 February 2017JeniferWairarapa 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. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
