Māori William Rapson PDF Key details Service number Also known as Armed force / branchMerchant Navy AWMM Last rankSkipper (MM) AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Ponsonby Lodge Onehunga Masonic Hall Roll of Honour, 1914-1918. Image provided by John Halpin 2014, … Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam AWMM SurnameRapson AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number 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 enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1939-1945 AWMM WW2 AWMM World War II AWMM Armed force / branchMerchant Navy AWMM Service number Military serviceMercantile Marine (New Zealand Naval Auxiliary Service) AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMeritorious Service Medal (MSM) AWMM For services in Minesweeping Operations between 1st July and 31st December 1918. London Gazette 17 October 1917, p12781 AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation details 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 rankSkipper (MM) AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › William Rapson was employed on ss Simplon owned by Auckland City Council. The trawler was chartered by the New Zealand Government in 1918 for minesweeping and the crew including Rapson were provided with the charter. They were assisted by Royal Australian Naval Brigade (RANB) which was responsible for exploding the discovered mines that had previously been laid by the german raider Wolf. AWMM Death About death Contribute › 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 Contribute › Memorial nameScottish Masonic Centre, 59 Grey St, Onehunga, Auckland 1061 AWMM Roll of Honour Remember William Rapson by laying a poppy. Thomas Hargrave Rapson Wilfred Thomas Ralph Rapson William Rapson William John Rapson William Robert Rapson Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Rapson Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPapers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used London Gazette. http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/home.aspx?geotype=London Sources Used Documents 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
