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William Caswell

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Portrait of William (Bill) Caswell. Image courtesy of the family of Charles Edward Caswell, SCRoll Project, South Canterbury Museum. Image is subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of William (Bill) Caswell. Image courtesy of the family of Charles Edward Caswell, SCRoll P …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William AWMM
  • Surname
    Caswell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 17/382 AWMM
    • WWI 17/385 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    23 January 1884 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Timaru, Canterbury Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Olry Station, Hastings, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs Ellen Caswell (mother), Albury, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 13 November 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 17/382 AWMM
    • WWI 17/385 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 Unknown AWMM 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
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 8.25" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      154 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Mark and Ellen Caswell, 24 Regent Street, Timaru

    Two sons, brothers William Caswell (17/382) and George Arthur Caswell (6/4008) were killed in WW1

    War service: Egypt, Western Front
    Disembarked Suez, 20 December 1915.
    Admitted to 2nd NZ Field Ambulance, 6 May 1917; transferred to Casualty Clearing Station, 7 May 1917; to 12th Australian Field Ambulance, 30 May 1917; to Divisional Rest Station, 31 May 1917; rejoined Bn, 12 June 1917.
    Killed in action, 23 June 1917.

    Parents: Mark and Ellen Caswell, 24 Regent Street, Timaru

    Veterinary Corps/Eighth AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    23 June 1917 AWMM
    Age 33 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe 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
    • Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium AWMM
    • Albury War Memorial, State Highway 8, MacKenzie District, South Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM

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15 December 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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