Search results Next record Previous record Māori John Wyllie Born 1873 - Died 18 May 1900 PDF Key details Service numberSouth African 91 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankTrooper AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 1st Contingent AWMM WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn AWMM SurnameWyllie AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberSouth African 91 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionPresbyterian, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Whanganui District Roll of Honour 1899-1902 (PDF, 3.46 MB) Research on those on the Whanganui South African War Memorial Public - Kevin - Researcher - 18 December 2020 - Various Report Civilian life About birth Contribute › BirthAWMM 1873 Noel Smith Research Project Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship statusPre 21 October 1899 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberSouth African 91 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsQueen's South Africa Medal (Relief of Kimberley, Driefontein, Transvaal clasps) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentSouth Africa 10 October 1899 AWMM Age 26 AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsSouth Africa Vessel was Waiwera AWMM Trooper AWMM 1st New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 1 Company AWMM 1st Contingent AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture detailsPOW - Waterval AWMM Doornspruit, South Africa AWMM 31 March 1900 AWMM Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 foot 7 inches AWMM Killed or died while a Prisoner of War, Cause of Death AWMM Died from brain tumour whilst a Prisoner of War AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankTrooper AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 1st Contingent AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Trooper Wyllie is recorded as being 5 ft 7 inches tall and taking size 2 boots. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death18 May 1900 AWMM AWMM 18 January 1900 Noel Smith Research Project Age 27 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled or died while a Prisoner of War AWMM Death notes CemeterySoldiers' Cemetery, Waterval, South Africa AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameRanfurly Veterans' Home, 539 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Whanganui South African War Memorial AWMM Roll of Honour Remember John Wyllie by laying a poppy. James Craig Wyllie James David Wyllie John Wyllie John Alexander Wyllie John Budua Wyllie Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Wyllie Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Veteran : official publication of the South African War Veterans' Association… Library / Pictorial › publication Christchurch, New Zealand ; Hamilton, New Zealand UB359.N5 VET Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPapers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction Further Reference The Veterans' Home. Opening ceremony to-day. Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 294, 10 December 1903, Page 5 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19031210.2.26&srpos Further Reference DocumentsStowers, R. (1992). Kiwi versus Boer : the First New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM Auckland Star AWMM Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand. AWMM Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 1900. H.6. Nominal Roll AWMM St Clair Inglis, A. (c1902). Souvenir Album of the first New Zealand Contingent South African War. Auckland, N.Z.: Arthur Cleave & Co. AWMM This record as partially completed by information provided by Noel George Smith (2020-2021). 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. 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