Search results Next record Previous record English Māori William Munro Duncan Born 20 July 1893 - Died 15 July 1918 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 3/667 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Lieutenant/Military AWMM New Zealand Medical Corps AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Unknown, photographer (1915-1916). "Chilman, Pat London, Will Duncan, J. Biss, Abbott, Jack, Sclater … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Munro AWMM SurnameDuncan AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 3/667 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth20 July 1893 AWMM Petone, Wellington AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 19 May 1915 AWMM 160 Hutt Road, Petone, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationG. Duncan (father), 160 Hutt Road, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 13 June 1915 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 3/667 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 19 May 1915 AWMM Age 21 AWMM Shorthand Typist/Civilian AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 13 Jun 1915-24 July 1915 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 24 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Sergeant AWMM No. 2 New Zealand Stationary Hospital AWMM 5th Reinforcements AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM Tuberculosis Meningitis AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Lieutenant/Military AWMM New Zealand Medical Corps AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of George and Alexanderina Duncan, of Glen Urquhart, Inverness, Scotland.William Duncan was promoted to Warrant Officer, Class 1 on 15 September 1915, after arrival in Egypt. He spent the next nine months working at the New Zealand Auxiliary Hospital at Moascar and the NZGH at Cairo. (Church, p. 76)In June 1916 he was posted to England and left Alexandria on board the Dover Castle bound for Southampton. By June he was staff at No.1 NZGH, Brockenhurst. (Church, p. 77)"On 29 may William Duncan left for France for duties in the Field at Messines. He received a second accolade on 7 August when he was brought to the notice of the Secretary of State for war 'for valuable services rendered in connection with the War.'"(Church, p. 77)William Duncan contracted influenza, which developed into tubercular meningitis, and was transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley where he he died.The Auckland Museum Library's manuscripts collection contains a war memoir by Raymond Danvers Baker that contains a possible mention of William Duncan. [Ref. MS 2010/20] AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death15 July 1918 AWMM Age 25 AWMM Brockenhurst, Hampshire AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of Disease AWMM Death notes CemeteryBrockenhurst (St Nicholas) Churchyard, Hampshire, England AWMM A. 4. 18. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameRailways Roll of Honour board. Wellington Railway Station, Pipitea, Wellington 6011. Image provided by John Halpin 2017, CC BY John Halpin 2017. AWMM Roll of Honour Remember William Munro Duncan by laying a poppy. William John Duncan William McLagan Duncan William Munro Duncan William Oliver Duncan William Ronald Duncan Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Munro Duncan Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects [Agnes (Peggy) Williams photograph album] Library / Pictorial › photography PH-2017-2-3 [Agnes (Peggy) Williams photograph album] Library / Pictorial › photography PH-2017-2-3 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20999273 Further Reference Website: No 1 New Zealand General Hospital, Brockenhurst http://southernlife.org.uk/nzindex.htm Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/362554/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/362554 Further Reference Netley (Military) Hospital Roll of Remembrance https://www.netleyabbeymatters.co.uk/ Further Reference DocumentsChurch, C. (2002). New Zealand graves at Brockenhurst : 93 New Zealand soldiers remembered from World War One. Hampshire, England: Author. AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p. 203 AWMM Auckland Weekly News AWMM Photograph, 29 August 1918, p. 42. AWMM Baker, Raymond Danvers. Memoir and papers relating to war service, 1912 - 1968. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2010-20. AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM Colin M. Gordon Album (1915-1918). Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira PH-ALB-376. AWMM Unknown, photographer (1915-1916). [Agnes (Peggy) Williams photograph album]. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira PH-2017-2-3. 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