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William Alexander Stuart

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Poem, "How it strikes us" published in the troopship magazine, Pakeha October (1916) - No known copyright restrictions

Poem, "How it strikes us" published in the troopship magazine, Pakeha October (1916) - No known copy …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    Stuart AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Stewart AWMM
    • His surname was never correctly spelled this way Public - Graham Stuart (known as Stuart) - Other Relative - 22 January 2015 - family oral history
  • Service number
    WWI 27613 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    5 July 1891 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    5 July 1891 Public - Jill - Other Relative - 18 April 2015 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Otago Peninsula Public - Jill - Other Relative - 18 April 2015 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    John Stuart (father), Highcliff, Dunedin, 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 27613 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Teacher/Civilian AWMM
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Son of John and Mary Stuart, of Highcliffe, Otago, New Zealand.

      William Stuart won a prize for his poem published for the ship board magazine on the Pakeha, October 1916. 'The Pakeha', The Journal of the 17th Reinforcements.

      Name is spelled Stewart in Pakeha p. 5 AWMM
    • Son of John and Mary Stuart, of Highcliff, Otago, New Zealand (no e in Highcliff)

      William Alexander STUART was born on 5 July 1891 at Otago Peninsula. He attended Otago Boys High School 1904-1908, was a Senior Provincial Scholar, and a University National Scholar in 1908. He then attended Otago University with an Advanced Physics Senior National Scholarship 1909-1912 and a Beverley Scholarship December 1911. According to his obituary (Otago Witness, 4 September 1918, page 28), he graduated M.Sc. Public - Graham Stuart (known as Stuart) - Other Relative - 22 January 2015 - family oral history and Otago Witness, 4 September 1918, page 28
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Death

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  • Death
    16 August 1918 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Bapaume, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
    Between Hébuterne and Puisieux, Somme Public - Graham Stuart (known as Stuart) - Other Relative - 22 January 2015 - family oral history
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France AWMM III. K. 4. AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
16 August 2018StuartKerikeriOther relative
25 March 2018AllanRotoruaResearcher
22 January 2015Graham Stuart (known as Stuart)KerikeriOther Relative

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