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William Roy Askew

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Portrait of William Roy Askew, date unknown. Kete Tasman, Tasman District Libraries. Image is subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of William Roy Askew, date unknown. Kete Tasman, Tasman District Libraries. Image is subjec …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Roy AWMM
  • Surname
    Askew AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Roy AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 40175 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 11 August 1893 AWMM Riwaka, Tasman AWMM
    • 11 August 1893 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    11 August 1893 Public - Peter - Researcher - 5 September 2017 - Military personnel file
  • Place of birth
    Riwaka Public - Peter - Researcher - 5 September 2017 - Military personnel file
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs W.D. Askew (mother), Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 40175 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 Unknown AWMM Plumber AWMM
  • 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • William Askew was the son of William and Frances Askew, of Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand.

    Named Roy on the Riwaka memorial AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    9 September 1918 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Havrincourt, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Gouzeaucourt New British Cemetery, Nord, France AWMM VII. C. 9. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Riwaka Memorial Reserve, corner of State Highway 60 and School Road, Riwaka, Tasman District AWMM

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
05 September 2017PeterNelson, New ZealandResearcher

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