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Cenotaph record

William Beswick

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St John's Anglican Church, New Zealand Wars Memorial (photo J. Halpin 2010) - CC-BY John Halpin

St John's Anglican Church, New Zealand Wars Memorial (photo J. Halpin 2010) - CC-BY John Halpin

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William AWMM
  • Surname
    Beswick AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
  • 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
    New Zealand Wars AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Militia AWMM
  • Service number
  • 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
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    23 October 1863 AWMM
    Mauku, Waikato AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    St John's Anglican Church, New Zealand Wars Memorial, 1st Waikato Regiment, Norrie Road, Drury, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

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Sources

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