English Māori William George Fearn Died 14 November 1917 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 11/2314 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM Machine Gun Squadron AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Ayun Kara Memorial (since destroyed) erected at the site of the original burials to remember those w … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam George AWMM SurnameFearn AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 11/2314 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationGeorge Ernest Fearn (father), Karori Road, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 11/2314 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM For gallant and distinguished conduct in the field or for other valuable services. General A.J Murray's despatch dated 28th June 1917 (Commander -in-Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force). AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Painter AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 04 Mar 1916-8 April 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 47 or HMNZT 48 AWMM Vessel was Willochra or Tofua AWMM Trooper AWMM Wellington Mounted Rifles, B Squadron AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM Machine Gun Squadron AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › According to the Official History, Fearn was buried 'On top Hill half mile West of Jaffa, Palestine.' AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death14 November 1917 AWMM Palestine, Middle East AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial nameAYUN KARA MEMORIAL Public - Ronald Gavin - Other Relative - 30 March 2015 - photograph Memorial referenceRAMLEH WAR CEMETERY Public - Ronald Gavin - Other Relative - 30 March 2015 - photograph Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAyun Kara Memorial (destroyed), Palestine AWMM Roll of Honour Remember William George Fearn by laying a poppy. Ronald Joseph Fearn Stanley Walter Fearn William George Fearn Ernest Walter Fearnley Frank Matthews Fearnley Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William George Fearn Leave a note Contribute › Processing Rest easy Great Uncle, you are remembered. Public - Ronald Gavin - Other Relative - 30 March 2015 Report Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPowles, C.G. (1922). The New Zealanders in Sinai and Palestine. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe and Tombs. Digitised copy on NZETC site. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH1-Sina.html Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21002279 Further Reference Luxford, J. (1923). With the machine gunners in France and Palestine. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs. Digital copy http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH1-Mach.html Further Reference New Zealand Mounted Rifles website. Ayun Kara. http://www.nzmr.org/ayunkara.htm Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/652333/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/652333 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 26: 2 AWMM Powles, C.G. (Ed). (1928). History of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles 1914-19. Auckland, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs. AWMM Ayun Kara Memorial (since destroyed) erected at the site of the original burials to remember those who died 14 November 1917. (1922), p. 264 AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 30 March 2015Ronald GavinRaumati Beach, Paraparaumu. new ZealandOther Relative 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
