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William George Carpenter

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William George AWMM
  • Surname
    Carpenter AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 76174 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Non Conformist AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    17 November 1895 AWMM Dunedin, Otago AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW1 Pre 15 July 1915 AWMM C/o George Carpenter, Draper, Timaru, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW1 Pre 12 September 1917 AWMM King Street, Timaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW1 George Carpenter (father), Timaru, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW1 Mrs Helen Cecilia Carpenter (wife), King Street, Timaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 76174 AWMM
  • Military service
    H Battery, Nelson AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 5 inches AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      dark Brown AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Dark Brown AWMM
    • Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
      Dark Brown AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      140 pounds AWMM
    • Tattoos, Unknown Period AWMM
      tattoo W G C back of left forearm AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of George Carpenter and Amy Carpenter

    Husband of Helen Cecilia nee Lyons, married November 1915. Father of Trevor Vivian Carpenter born 31 March 1917

    Attested twice first underage and then again in 1917. AWMM

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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