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William John Dellow

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  • Service number
    • WWI 81458 AWMM
    • 35109 on first enlistment Public - Peter - Researcher - 24 May 2019 - Military records
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William John AWMM
  • Surname
    Dellow AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 81458 AWMM
    • 35109 on first enlistment Public - Peter - Researcher - 24 May 2019 - Military records
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 January 1896 AWMM Murchison, Nelson AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    H. Dellow (father), Murchison, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 81458 AWMM
    • 35109 on first enlistment Public - Peter - Researcher - 24 May 2019 - Military records
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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  • William attested in August 1916 and stated his DOB as 8 Jan 1896. Given that he is said to have been 87 at his death in 1985 it would seem he added 2 years to his age on enlisting in order to meet the age qualification. His second record show DOB as 10 Jan 1898. William contracted meningitis at camp and was medically discharged on 22 Jan 1917 before the departure of the 20th Reinforcements..
    In June 1918 he was back in camp at Trentham being innoculated and embarked for England with the 41st Reinforcements. He had issues with a weak arm caused by a fracturted ulna before the war - he fell off a gate according to the records. In any event he was finally discharged 29 August 1919. Public - Peter - Researcher - 24 May 2019 - Archives NZ
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Death

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  • Death
    4 June 1985 AWMM
    Nelson, Tasman AWMM
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  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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24 May 2019PeterNelsonResearcher

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