Search results Next record English Māori William John Rau Born 30 January 1893 - Died 31 August 1917 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 25/809 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of W. J. Rau. Auckland Grammar School chronicle. 1918, v.6, n.2. Image has no known copyrig … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam John AWMM SurnameRau AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 25/809 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth30 January 1893 AWMM Aratapu, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 C.A. Rau (father), Shelly Beach, Hauraki Plains, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 25/809 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Farmer/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 5 February 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 42 or HMNZT 43 or HMNZT 44 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua AWMM Rifleman AWMM 3rd Battalion, A Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture detailsWW1 21 February 1917 AWMM Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM Died of disease whilst a Prisoner of War AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › The 'Chronicles of the N.Z.E.F.' (25 July 1917, p. 250), records that Private Rau was one of a few recently captured New Zealand Prisoners of War in Germany whose address had not yet been received. Private Rau's temporary address was noted as Limburg a/Lahn.Attended Auckland Grammar School. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death31 August 1917 AWMM Age 24 AWMM AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of Disease AWMM Death notes CemeteryConde-sur-l'Escaut Communal Cemetery, France AWMM A.5. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath notice: Auckland Weekly News, 29 November 1917, p. 30. "RAU. – On August 31, prisoner of war in Germany since February 21, William John, youngest son of C. A. Rau, of Waiotahi, late [of] Hauraki Plains; aged 24 years. Complaint not stated. – Deeply regretted. - Inserted by his affectionate father."Obituary: Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. Third Term, 1918. AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland Grammar School War Memorial, New Zealand AWMM Roll of Honour, Northern Wairoa RSA, Dargaville AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember William John Rau by laying a poppy. William Charles Rau William Gustaff Rau William John Rau Taki Rauahi Matiu Rauawa Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William John Rau Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy) Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2016-2 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20804292 Further Reference The New Zealand Heritage List. War Memorial, Auckland Grammar School, Mountain Road, Epsom, Auckland. http://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/4472 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/578123/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/578123 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 24: 5 AWMM Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland Grammar School. AWMM Obituary: Auckland Grammar School chronicle. 1918, Third term. pp.25-26. AWMM Auckland Weekly News AWMM Death notice: Auckland Weekly News, 29 November 1917, p. 30. AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM Connolly, A., & Stanes, P. Rememberance: Auckland Grammar School Great War Roll of Honour. Vols 1 & 2. Auckland: Petand Prodctions. 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 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
