English Māori William Robertson Davies Died 21 February 1901 PDF Key details Service number4282 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branch Last rank WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Roll of Honour, Ranfurly Veterans' Home, detail, 7th Contingent - Irregular Forces, (photo J. Halpin … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Robertson AWMM SurnameDavies AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number4282 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionPresbyterian, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth8 June 1879 Public - Lisa - Researcher - 23 April 2020 - NZ BDM Indexes Place of birthCanterbury, New Zealand Public - Lisa - Researcher - 23 April 2020 - NZ BDM Indexes Birth notes3rd son of Daniel and Agnes Robertha (nee Robertson) DAVIES Public - Lisa - Researcher - 23 April 2020 - NZ BDM Indexes, Military file of William Robertson DAVIES Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMr Daniel Davies, Medbury, North Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branch Service number4282 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentUnknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM South Africa Labourer/Civilian Ministry for Culture and Heritage Ashley, Canterbury Ministry for Culture and Heritage Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsSouth Africa 6 April 1901 Ministry for Culture and HeritageGulf of Taranto Ministry for Culture and Heritage Vessel was Gulf of Taranto AWMM Private Ministry for Culture and Heritage 7th Contingent, 23 Company (Nelson Section) Ministry for Culture and Heritage 7th Contingent, New Zealand Mounted Rifles AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHospital Diseases , Wounds, South Africa AWMM Wounded Ingogo 29 December 1901 AWMM Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death21 February 1901 AWMM Charlestown, South Australia AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameRanfurly Veterans' Home, 539 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, South African War Memorial 1899 - 1902 AWMM Roll of Honour Remember William Robertson Davies by laying a poppy. William Kenneth Davies William Reynold Davies William Robertson Davies James Neville Davies-Colley Philip Henry Davies-Colley Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Robertson Davies Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Veteran : official publication of the South African War Veterans' Association… Library / Pictorial › publication Christchurch, New Zealand ; Hamilton, New Zealand UB359.N5 VET Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPapers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20519660 Further Reference New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction Further Reference The Veterans' Home. Opening ceremony to-day. Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 294, 10 December 1903, Page 5 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19031210.2.26&srpos Further Reference Archives NZ: W5515|14|1392 http://archives.govt.nz/research/guides/war Further Reference DocumentsAuckland Star AWMM Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 23 April 2020LisaWellington, NZResearcher 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
