Search results Next record Previous record English Māori William Fletcher Wallis Born 2 May 1874 - Died 11 August 1958 PDF Key details Service number50 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankSouth Africa Major/Military AWMM WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portraits of South African War service personnel. St Clair Inglis, A. (c1902). Souvenir Album of the … Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Fletcher AWMM SurnameWallis AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number50 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth2 May 1874 AWMM Raglan, Waikato AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWilliam Wallis, Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM Mr H. Wallis (father), Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number50 AWMM Military serviceNew Zealand Mounted Rifles, 9th Contingent AWMM 10 Contingent (not attached to battalions) AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsQueen's South Africa Medal (Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill clasps) AWMM King's South Africa Medal (South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 clasps) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentSouth Africa Farmer/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsSouth Africa Vessel was Waiwera AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 1st Contingent, 1 Company AWMM Pre WW1 Private AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSouth Africa Major/Military AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Joined the Provisional Transvaal Constabulary at Pretoria (21 June 1900- 4 October 1900). Left aboard S.S. Harleck Castle (ship). Joined the 20th Company 6TH N.Z.M.R. as Lieutenant, leaving Auckland on the 30th January 1901 aborad the S.S. Cornwall (ship). Was Captain in the 9 N.Z.M.R. and Major in the 10th N.Z.M.R. Returned to New Zealand. Lived at Okehe, near Raglan. In 1904 he became a Goverment valuer for the Tauranga, Whakatane and Opotiki districts. In 1906 he married Miss Ann Crawford and settled in Tauranga. Moved to Morrinsville . Retired in 1938 from his job in the Valuation Department. Later still, moved to Hamilton. wrote numerous articles about the 1st NZMR for publications and was an active historian. Had two children but they both died in infancy. he was survived by his wife.1st NZMR (21 NOVEMBER 1899 - 3 NOVEMBER 1900)6TH NZMR ( 11 March 1901- 28 March 1902)9th/10th NZMR 29 March 1902 - 31 May 1902)Lieutenant in the 4th Waikato Mounted Rifles (20 February 1904)Auckland Museum Boer War New Zealand Mounted Rifles Display . Display item is the uniform of W.F. Wallis. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death11 August 1958 AWMM Hamilton, Waikato AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember William Fletcher Wallis by laying a poppy. Wilfred Frank Wallis Wilfred Stanley Wallis William Fletcher Wallis William Harold Wallis William Roy Grainger Wallis Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Fletcher Wallis Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Veteran : official publication of the South African War Veterans' Association… Library / Pictorial › publication Christchurch, New Zealand ; Hamilton, New Zealand UB359.N5 VET Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNew Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction Further Reference New Zealand History online. Embarkation database - NZ units in South Africa 1899-1902. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/new-zealand-in-the-south-african-boer-war/database Further Reference Military Personnel File https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20524136&digital=yes Further Reference DocumentsStowers, R. (2002). Rough Riders at War: history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer war 1899-1902 and information on all members of the ten New Zealand contingents. Author: Hamilton, N.Z. AWMM Stowers, R. (1992). Kiwi versus Boer : the First New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM St Clair Inglis, A. (c1902). Souvenir Album of the first New Zealand Contingent South African War. Auckland, N.Z.: Arthur Cleave & Co. 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