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William Third

  • Service number
    5974 AWMM
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • NZ Mounted Rifles - 8th Contingent SI G Coy Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Last rank
  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
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South African War Memorial, on a wall near RSA entranceway, Gisborne. "Volunteers from Poverty Bay who served in the Sth African War 1899-1902". Image kindly provided by Paul Baker (December 2008). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

South African War Memorial, on a wall near RSA entranceway, Gisborne. "Volunteers from Poverty Bay w …

Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    William AWMM
  • Surname
    Third AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    5974 AWMM
  • Gender
    • Male AWMM
    • Male Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1879 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1879 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    son of William James Third Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    C/- P O Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    father - William James Third of P O Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Relationship status
    single Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Military Record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • NZ Mounted Rifles - 8th Contingent SI G Coy Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Service number
    5974 AWMM
  • Military service
    1902 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    1902 SA War Medal Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Military Record

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    Otago Corps Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • South Africa Groom/Civilian Ministry for Culture and Heritage
      Gisborne, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    • 16 January 1902 at Addington Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Groom for Mr Wilson of Balclutha Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Military Record
  • Age on enlistment
    22 yrs 9 months Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Military Record

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
    1902 - Treated for fever in Dunedin Hospital Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Military record

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Military Record

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Father was named James Third. AWMM

Death

About death

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

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    War Memorial Theatre, 159 Bright Street, Gisborne AWMM

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Sources

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Contributors

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05 August 2015Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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