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William Robert Surgenor

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 704 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 704 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Robert AWMM
  • Surname
    Surgenor AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 10/724 AWMM
    • WWII 2/18/472 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
    WW1 Rahotu, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 William Surgenor, Opunake, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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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 - Adapazari, Turkey, Adapazari, Turkey New Zealand High Commission, (1917).
    • WW1 POW - San Stefano, Constantinople, POW list (R25103206)
    • WW1 POW - Turkey 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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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Private William R. Surgenor - of the Wellington Infantry Battalion NZEF - was captured by Turkish Forces on 8 August 1915 - at Chunuk Bair, Gallipoli, Turkey.
    He was interred - as a POW of the Turkish - at Adapazar until the cessation of hostilities. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 18 April 2018 - "New Zealanders Captured by the Ottomans" : NZ History Online : www.nzhistory.org.nz

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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    • 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
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Page No: 704 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. 3: Includes portrait 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 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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18 April 2018JeniferWairarapaResearcher

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