Search results Next record Previous record Māori William Richard Aplin Died 27 December 1999 PDF Key details Service number411563 AWMM Also known asBill AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 29 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Headstone, Wellsford Cemetery (photo J. Halpin 2011) - This image may be subject to copyright Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Richard AWMM SurnameAplin AWMM Ingoa Also known asBill AWMM Service number411563 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM C/o J. Haughton, Waimauku, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs A.M. Herbert (mother), 29 Rockfield Road, Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number411563 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Farm hand/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM New Zealand Infantry Brigade AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 29 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Brother of Nancy.A service for Bill was held at the Wellsford RSA Club Rooms. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death27 December 1999 AWMM Age 89 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryWellsford Cemetery, 80 School Road, Wellsford, New Zealand AWMM Returned Servicemen's Section, Block 1 Row C Plot 40 Seq 1 Ashes AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember William Richard Aplin by laying a poppy. Russell Pete Aplin Stephen Christopher Aplin William Richard Aplin Koteka Aporo Tuakana Aporotanga Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Richard Aplin Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksRodney District (Auckland City Council) cemetery records http://www.rodney.govt.nz/EnvironmentalCare/serviceshealth/Pages/CemeterySearch.aspx Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 9 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1942 to 31st December, 1942). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 9: WW2 12 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 Previous record