Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Walter George Ormsby Born 20 January 1898 - Died 15 September 1916 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 23/248 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 554 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWalter George AWMM SurnameOrmsby AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 23/248 AWMM GenderMale AWMM IwiNgāti Maniapoto AWMM Iwi Māori AWMM Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth20 January 1898 AWMM Greymouth, Grey District AWMM Greymouth, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW1 Pre 29 May 1915 AWMM 2 Hayes Street, Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 George Ormsby (father), Gonville Avenue, Wanganui, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 9 October 1915 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1914-1919 Western Front AWMM 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM Battle of the Somme AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 23/248 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1914-1915 Star AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingTrentham, Signaller Training AWMM Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 29 May 1915 AWMM Age 17 AWMM Clerk AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 09 Oct 1915-17 November 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 30 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Rifleman AWMM Battalion Signallers AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 feet 9 inches AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 118 pounds AWMM Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM Fair AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Grey AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM Light AWMM Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Walter Ormsby was the son of George and Christine Ormsby, of Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand. Native of Greymouth, New Zealand Also served in Egypt.Increased age at attestation, form had his birth date as 20 January 1895, and his age at enrolment was therefore listed as 20. This is incorrect and his birth date was three years later.Died aged 18 years 8 monthsName was wrongly spelt as Walker in the Nominal Roll AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death15 September 1916 AWMM Age 18 AWMM Somme, Northern France AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryBulls Road Cemetery, Flers, Somme, France AWMM III.E.28 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryWeekly News March 15 1917 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Walter George Ormsby by laying a poppy. Thomas Ormsby Walter Ormsby Walter George Ormsby William Ormsby William Ormsby Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Walter George Ormsby Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Periscope : unofficial mouthpiece of the 1st Battalion N.Z. Rifle Brigade (Earl… Library / Pictorial › publication At sea D526.2 PER Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy) Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2016-2 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksA Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/193914/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/193914 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 554 AWMM Auckland Weekly News AWMM Weekly News March 15 1917 AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 23 April 2018SusanAucklandOther relative 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