Search results Next record Previous record English Māori William George Whittington Born 9 February 1861 - Died 20 April 1911 PDF Key details Service number2423 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankSouth Africa Saddler Corporal AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 5th Contingent (New Zealand Imperial Bushmen) AWMM WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Zeerust Cup, front (Auckland War Memorial Museum 0337) - No known copyright restrictions - No known … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam George AWMM SurnameWhittington AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number2423 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionProtestant, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth9 February 1861 AWMM Dublin, Ireland (Eire) AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Hargreaves Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Jane Whittington, Hargreaves Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 31 March 1900 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number2423 AWMM Military servicePonsonby Navals (Seaman, 10 months) AWMM New Zealand Rhodesian Field Force Artillery AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsQueen's South Africa Medal (Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 clasps) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentSouth Africa Unknown AWMM Age 38 AWMM Shoemaker/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsSouth Africa Vessel was Maori AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 5th Contingent (New Zealand Imperial Bushmen), 11 Company (Auckland Section) AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 5th Contingent (New Zealand Imperial Bushmen) AWMM Pre WW1 Bombardier/Military AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 foot 7.5 inches AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSouth Africa Saddler Corporal AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 5th Contingent (New Zealand Imperial Bushmen) AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › On nominal role as PrivateFather: George Whittington (last mention of him in the record is 1860's)Mother: Jane (died 7 April 1906, age 78)5th Contingent in South Africa: Arrival South Africa. Volunteers from No 11 Company (Auckland) became 1st NZ Battery, Rhodesian Field Artillery. Rest of contingent were re-organised into A, B, C & D Squadrons in South Africa. C Squadron split from the rest & joined the Kimberley flying column, based in Kimberley. A, B & D Squadrons joined the 2nd Brigade Rhodesian Field Force on 14/8/1900.Movements: Ottoshoop 16-20/8/1900 [action] en route to ZeerustPhoto: Te Awamutu Museum ref: 516 / R23:5 of the 1st New Zealand 15-pounder Field Artillery Football Team, 1902Movements: Kaffir Kraal 24/10/1900 [action]Movements: Ventersdorp : 28/12/1900 - 23/1/1901Movements: Cyferfontein : Jan 1901-6/3/1901Movements: VentersdorpMovements: Wildfontein 24/3/1901 [action]Member of the The Zeerust Cup Match, won by the “Right Section New Zealand Battery” in May 1901 while on active service in South Africa, was possibly New Zealand’s first representative rugby league match. A letter presented with the trophy noted that it was a token of friendship intended to remind the team of the happy days passed amongst the Zeerust folks.Possibly discharged in South Africa; asked for his discharge papers from South Africa in 1904Auckland Museum Boer War Display – photo of “section of the Auckland Fifth Contingent which left by the Mapourika” AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death20 April 1911 AWMM 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 George Whittington by laying a poppy. William Whittington William Cyril Whittington William George Whittington William Henry Whittington Alfred Drake Whittle Lay a poppy for 2020 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William George Whittington 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 linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20524230 Further Reference New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction 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 Hall, D.O.W. (c1949). The New Zealanders in South Africa 1899-1902. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
