English Māori Frank Wagstaff Born 7 May 1897 - Died 5 February 1918 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 55871 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Wellington Infantry Regiment AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesFrank AWMM SurnameWagstaff AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 55871 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionBaptist, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth7 May 1897 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Christchurch, Canterbury Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs B.B. Wagstaff (mother), Seaview Terrace, Timaru, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM CampaignEngland AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 55871 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Railway cadet/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 16 Nov 1917-7 January 1918 AWMM to Liverpool, Merseyside AWMM HMNZT 97 AWMM Vessel was RMS Tahiti AWMM Private AWMM Specialist Company AWMM 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 notesDied of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM Cerebro spinal meningitis AWMM Height, WWI AWMM 5' 5.5" AWMM Weight, WWI AWMM 119 lb AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Wellington Infantry Regiment AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Frank Wagstaff was the son of Henry and Beatrice Bing Wagstaff, of 13 Sea View Terrace, Timaru, New Zealand.Embarked Wellington, 22 November 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 8 January 1918, and marched in to Sling Camp and posted to Wellington Infantry Regiment, 9 January 1918.Admitted to Tidworth Military Hospital, 25 January 1918 (measles).Placed on Dangerously Ill List, 4 February 1918.Died 5 February 1918 (suspected cerebro-spinal-meningitis).Medal: British War MedalParents: Henry and Beatrice Bing Wagstaff, 13, Sea View Terrace, TimaruParents: Henry (b. England), Beatrice B. (b. New Zealand) AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death5 February 1918 AWMM Age 20 AWMM United Kingdom, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of Disease AWMM Death notes CemeteryTidworth Military Cemetery, Wiltshire, England AWMM C. 239. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameRailways Roll of Honour board. Wellington Railway Station, Pipitea, Wellington 6011. Image provided by John Halpin 2017, CC BY John Halpin 2017. AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Frank Wagstaff by laying a poppy. Eric Walter Wagstaff Ernest Isaac Cyril Wagstaff Frank Wagstaff George Frederick Wagstaff George Malcolm Wagstaff Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Frank Wagstaff Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22021075 Further Reference SCRoll profile (South Canterbury Roll of Honour) https://museum.timaru.govt.nz/explore/scroll/profile?id=2373 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/406208/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/406208 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 75: 19 AWMM NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra 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