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William Alexander Botting

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Alexander AWMM
  • Surname
    Botting AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    544848 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1944 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Italy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    544848 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1944 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.15 Butcher/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.15
    Dunedin, Otago 2NZEF Nom. Roll 13, p.15
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • William Botting was the son of Richard and Margaret Botting, of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; husband of Jean Botting, of Dunedin. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    • 28 September 1944 AWMM
      Age 36 AWMM
      Italy, Europe AWMM
    • 28 September 1944 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
      Age 36 AWMM
    • 28 September 1944 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
      Age 36 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    • Cesena War Cemetery, Italy AWMM I, H, 1. AWMM
    • Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 22, Plot 95 AWMM
    • Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 112, Plot 43 AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1713244
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.15 AWMM
    • Norton, F. (1952). 26 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM

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