Arthur Ward
Born 7 Dec 1886 - Died 9 Sept 1916
- Service number
- WWI 9/1620 AWMM
- Also known as
- Arthur Ward AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM New Zealand Pioneer Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
- PrivatePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military Record
- Forenames
- Arthur AWMM
- Surname
- Ward AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- Arthur Ward AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 9/1620 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
- Church of EnglandPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military Record
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 7 Dec 1886 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 7 Dec 1886Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military Record
- Place of birth
- South AustraliaPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military Record
- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM C/o R.K. Murphy, Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Miss Rebecca Ward (sister), Post-office, Parkside, Adelaide, South Australia AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 09 Oct 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- Egyptian & Western EuropeanPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military Record
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 9/1620 AWMM
- Military service
- 1915-1916Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military Record
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Plaque & Scroll # 513656Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 13 January 2016 - Military Record
- 1914-1915 Star
British War & Victory MedalsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military Record
- Plaque & Scroll # 513656
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM
- 24 Aug 1915 at TrenthamPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military Record
- Age on enlistment
- 28yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military Record
- Occupation before enlistment
- Driver for R K MurphyPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Military Record
Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 09 Oct 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 32 or HMNZT 33 or HMNZT 34 AWMM Vessel was Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo AWMM Trooper AWMM Otago Mounted Rifles AWMM 7th Reinforcements AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM
New Zealand Pioneer Battalion AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Next of Kin: Mr S. G. Ward, Henley Beach, South Australia (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM
- Mr W. J. Parker, of Railway Villa, Makaraka, has been officially advised of the sad news that Trooper Arthur Ward (9/1620) was killed in action in France on 15th September. He left Gisborne with the 7th Reinforcements 12 months ago, and was working on the Waihau station for Mr Rowley Murphy when he enlisted. He was well known around the Coast and Tokomaru Bay and also Te Karaka district He was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and was only 28 years old.Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14114, 4 October 1916, Page 4
About death
- Death
- 9 Sept 1916 AWMM
- Date of death
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- Age at death
- 28 yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Refer Biographical Information
- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Fricourt New Military Cemetery, Somme, France AWMM A. 2. AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- FOR HONOR'S CAUSE WARD. In loving memory of Trooper Arthur Ward, of 7th Reinforcements, killed in action in France, September 9th, 1917. His duty nobly done Inserted by his affectionate mate, J. Parker.Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 15010, 10 September 1919, Page 2
- Memorial name
- Te Karaka War MemorialPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Poverty Bay Herald - 19 Oct 1920 as attached
- Tokomaru Bay War Memorial
Gisborne's War MemorialPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 23 September 2015 - Research
- Te Karaka War Memorial
- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- 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
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22015765
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/542293/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/542293
Further Reference - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Vol1: 756 - Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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