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William Richard Ackins

  • Service number
    • South African 9484 AWMM
    • South African SA9484 AWMM
  • Also known as
    Aekins AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
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Studio portrait of the Aekins family: Leonard Aekins (s/n 10/3167), Percy Aekins, Kenneth Aekins (s/ …

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Richard AWMM
  • Surname
    Ackins AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Aekins AWMM
  • Service number
    • South African 9484 AWMM
    • South African SA9484 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • South African 9484 AWMM
    • South African SA9484 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    South Africa Clerk/Civilian Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Dunedin, Otago Ministry for Culture and Heritage
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Father was named Robert James Aekins. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Karori Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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29 July 2015Online CenotaphAuckland, New ZealandResearcher

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