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William Robertson Cardno

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 110 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Robertson AWMM
  • Surname
    Cardno AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 6/1256 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 November 1893 Military personnel file Dunedin, Otago Military personnel file
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Pre 1915 AWMM G.P.O., Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs Ada Cardno, 48 Fitzroy Street, Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    1915 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/1256 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
    WW1 20 November 1914 Military personnel file Labourer/Civilian Military personnel file
    Military personnel file
  • 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
    • 10 August 1914 AWMMHeight, WWI AWMM
      5 foot 7 inches AWMM
    • 10 August 1914 AWMMWeight, WWI AWMM
      9 stone 7 pounds AWMM
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of George Gordon Cardno and Ada Cardno, of 30, Lockhampton Court, Caversham, Dunedin. Also served at the Suez Canal.

    Attested as simply William Cardno. Listed at Archives New Zealand as CARDNO, William - [a.k.a. William Robertson] - WW1 6/1256 - Army AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    • 5 June 1915 Military personnel file
      Age 20 AWMM
      Quinns Post, Gallipoli Military personnel file
    • 5 June 1915 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
      Age 21 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 100, Plot 10 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM

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26 August 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
02 November 2017AllanRotoruaResearcher

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