William Sidney

Title

Private

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Forenames

William AWMM

Surname

Sidney AWMM

Also known as

• William Sidney AWMM
• William SYDNEY
  Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 February 2016 - Tikitiki Church's War Memorial (incorrectly spelt)

Service number

WWI 16/591 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Birth

18 May 1876 AWMM

Date of birth

18 May 1876

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Place of birth

Gisborne, NZ

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Birth notes

Son of Mrs. W. Sidney, of Tolaga Bay

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Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Tolaga Bay, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Tuahine Haereone Sidney, Tolaga Bay, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

• Pre 14 Feb 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
• husband of Tuahine (Amy) Haereone SIDNEY
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War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

• 1915-1916 AWMM Gallipoli AWMM
• Egyptian - Gallipoli
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Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 16/591 AWMM

Military service

Feb 1915-Aug 1915

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Medals and Awards

1914-1915 Star
British War & Victory Medals
Plaque & Scroll # 511955

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Enlistment

• WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
• 8 Feb 1915 at Avondale
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Age on enlistment

39yrs

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Embarkation details

WW1 14 Feb 1915-26 Mar 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 20 AWMM Vessel was Warrimoo AWMM Private AWMM A Company AWMM 1st Maori Contingent AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
New Zealand Maori Contingent AWMM

• Son of Mrs W Sidney of Tologa Bay, Gisborne.
  
  Next of Kin: c/o Mr A. E. Reeve, Tolaga Bay, Gisborne (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM
• Sept 1915 - Pvte. W. Sidney, killed in action, was also a Gisborne member of the Maori Contingent. He is a brother of Mrs Collier of Awapuni and enlisted from Te Karaka.
  
  William & his brother Thomas Phillip Sidney enlisted at the same time
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Death

21 Aug 1915 AWMM

Age at death

39yrs

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Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery name

Hill 60 Cemetery, Turkey

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Memorial name

Gisborne's War Memorial

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Memorial name

• Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Hill 60 Cemetery, Turkey AWMM
• St Mary's Church Memorial Board, Tikitiki near Rangitukia, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Te Karaka War Memorial, corner of Main and Station Roads, Te Karaka, Gisborne AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7816974
  Further Reference
• New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
  http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-130756.html
  Further Reference
• 'Tikitiki church war memorial ', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/tikitiki-church-war-memorial, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 29-Oct-2014
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/tikitiki-church-war-memorial
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1739320/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1739320
  Further Reference
• Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
  https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20201108000000/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-CowMaor.html
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Vol1: 661
• New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624.
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 1: Includes portrait
• Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
• Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
• Waite, F. (1919). The New Zealanders at Gallipoli. Auckland, N.Z.: Printed and published under Authority of the New Zealand Government by Whitcombe & Tombs.