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Raymond William Ward

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Ward, Mr. Nelson Provincial Museum, Tyree Studio Collection: 89553

Ward, Mr. Nelson Provincial Museum, Tyree Studio Collection: 89553

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Raymond William AWMM
  • Surname
    Ward AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 8/1354 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 April 1888 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    8 April 1888 Public - Jenier - Researcher - 27 May 2017 - Military File
  • Place of birth
    Dunedin. Public - Jenier - Researcher - 27 May 2017 - Military File
  • Birth notes
    Son of William Thomas Ward - of Nelson. Public - Jenier - Researcher - 27 May 2017 - Military File
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 16 Brown Street, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • W.T. Ward (father), Postmaster, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
    • William Thomas Ward (father). Public - Jenier - Researcher - 27 May 2017 - Military File
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 14 December 1914 AWMM Single AWMM
    • Single Public - Jenier - Researcher - 27 May 2017 - Military File

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 8/1354 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 Unknown AWMM Otago, New Zealand AWMM
    • 28 October 1914 - at Dunedin. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 27 May 2017 - Military File
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Clerk - employed at the Public Trust Office - at Dunedin. Public - Jenier - Researcher - 27 May 2017 - Military File
  • Age on enlistment
    26 Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 27 May 2017 - Military File

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Private Ward served at Gallipoli (1915) & France (1916).
      On 12 April 1915 Private Ward embarked from Alexandria, Egypt, to serve with the ANZAC forces at Gallipoli, Turkey.
      On 2 May 1915 - after being wounded in action at Gallipoli - he was medically evacuated from Gallipoli to Ras-el-Tin Hospital - at Alexandria, Egypt. He was later medically evacuated to England.
      On 18 July 1916 Private Ward joined his battalion - at the Somme, Armentieres, France.
      On 14 November 1916 he was medically evacuated - sick - to England. From that time until he was discharged from the NZEF - on 17 December 1919 - Private Ward served at England.
      On 16 December 1918 he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant - at England.
      At discharge from the NZEF Sergeant Ward had served overseas - with the NZEF - for 5 years & 4 days. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 27 May 2017 - Military File
    • For 2 photographs of Sergeant Raymund Ward - in World War One military uniform - refer to Nelson Museum Heritage Photograph Collection : Item ref # 89552 & 89553. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 27 May 2017 - Nelson Museum, New Zealand.
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Death

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
27 May 2017JeniferWairarapaResearcher
18 May 2017KaraPapakura, New ZealandResearcher
09 April 2016AWMMAucklandResearcher

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