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William Caffery

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Portrait, William Caffery provided by Annie Caffery Petaia - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, William Caffery provided by Annie Caffery Petaia - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William AWMM
  • Surname
    Caffery AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Michael AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/4148 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 29 January 1882 AWMM AWMM
    • 29 January 1882 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 15 December 1915 AWMM Shelly Beach Baths, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs R. Caffery (wife), Mangaia, Cook Islands, Pacific Islands AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1 April 1916 AWMM Married AWMM
    Married, 3 children AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/4148 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 15 December 1915 AWMM Miner/Civilian AWMM
  • 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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 9 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      154 pounds AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • Tattoos, Unknown Period AWMM
      tattoo upper left arm; tattoo sword and snake left thigh AWMM
    • Dental, Unknown Period AWMM
      defective AWMM
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 9" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      154 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • William Caffery was the husband of Rongomate, Mangaia, Cook Islands.

    Occupation stated as miner but employer was New Zealand Shipping Company at the time of enlistment.

    Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 3 May 1916.
    Embarked Alexandria for France, 10 May 1916; joined 1st Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, Armentieres, 16 June 1916.
    Found guilty, 13 July 1916, of when on Active Service being absent without leave from Tattoo, 18 June, until Tattoo, 21 June 1916: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2, forfeited 14 days' pay, and forfeited a further 3 days' pay.
    Found guilty, 22 August 1916, of being absent without leave: forfeited 8 days' pay, and deprived of a further 2 days' pay.
    Reported 'unaccounted for', in the field, 30 September 1916.
    Court of Enquiry, 20 December 1916, concluded soldier was 'missing, believed to have been killed in action'.

    Wife: Rongomate, Mangaia, Cook Islands AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    30 September 1916 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      28: 5 AWMM
    • NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM
    • Weddell, H. (2016). Soldiers from the Pacific : the story of Pacific Island soldiers in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War One. Wellington, New Zealand : Defence of New Zealand Study Group. AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 5: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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