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William Charles Lambert

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 402 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 402 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Lambert AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 10/1552 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Ferry Hotel, Napier, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    William Lambert (father), Wanganui East, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 10/1552 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 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    • WW1 POW - Bilemedik Pozanti, Turkey New Zealand High Commission, (1917).
      No. 430 AWMM
    • WW1 POW - Constantinople NZEF POW (R26112295)
      8 August 1915 AWMM
    • WW1 POW - Gallipoli NZEF POW (R26112295)
      8 August 1915 AWMM
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Private William C. Lambert - of the Wellington Infantry Battalion NZEF - was captured by Turkish Forces on 8 August 1915 - at Chunuk Bair, Gallipoli, Turkey.
    He was held as a POW - of the Turkish - at Hadji-Kiri, Bilemedik Station, Pozanti (POW serial # 480) until the cessation of hostilities. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 17 April 2018 - References (2) : (1) "New Zealanders Captured by the Ottomans" : NZ History Online : www.nzhistory.org.nz and (2) "New Zealand and Prisoners of War - Turkey" : www.sooty.nz/ww1prisonersturkey.html
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Death

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  • Death
  • 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

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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R18058520
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand High Commission (Great Britain). (1917). A short sketch of the work of the New Zealand Prisoners of War Department in London and of other undertakings connected with the war. London, England: High Commissioner for New Zealand. AWMM
    • Health, Welfare, etc. - Repatriation of Prisoners of War including statements giving circumstances of capture and treatment in captivity, 29 September 1915 - 5 February 1919. Archives New Zealand, Wellington, 10/75 (R25103206) AWMM
      New Zealand Prisoners of War in Turkey AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 402 AWMM
    • New Zealand Expeditionary Force - Prisoners of War Taken by the Enemy during (the) Period August 1914 to November 1918 [Listed by Surname in Alphabetical Order], Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R26112295) AWMM

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17 April 2018JeniferWairarapaResearcher
17 March 2017AllanRotoruaResearcher

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