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William Sheriff Dowthwaite

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Sheriff AWMM
  • Surname
    Dowthwaite AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 13/2560 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    15 October 1894 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 24 August 1915 AWMM Blake Street, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    W. Dowthwaite, Blake Street, Avondale, Auckland, 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 13/2560 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 24 August 1915 AWMM Insurance Clerk/Civilian AWMM
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  • 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 feet 10 1/2 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      10 stone 6 pounds AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • The Auckland Museum Library's manuscripts collection holds a typed transcript of two diaries kept by Dowthwaite whilst on active service from 24 August 1915 to 11 November 1918. [Ref. 2003/132] AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    17 October 1976 AWMM
    Age 82 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cremated at Waikumete Crematorium, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • My grandad ....bless.....thinking .....thank you
    Public - Christine Maree - Other Relative - 18 April 2015
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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R20998553
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 197 AWMM
    • Dowthwaite, Les. Typescripts relating to the war service of William Sheriff Dowthwaite and Frank Williams, 1915 - 1943. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2003/132. AWMM

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18 April 2015Christine MareeRd 2 Opotiki. New ZealandOther Relative

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