English Māori William Amos Balsom Born 13 December 1896 - Died 1 September 1918 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 63811 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Amos AWMM SurnameBalsom AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 63811 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth13 December 1896 AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 24 July 1917 AWMM Mangorei, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Mary Jane Balsom (mother), Mangorei, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 16 November 1917 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1914-1919 Western Front AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 63811 AWMM Military service11th Taranaki Rifles AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsBritish War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 24 July 1917 AWMM Age 20 AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 22 Nov 1917-7 January 1918 AWMM to Liverpool, Merseyside AWMM HMNZT 95 AWMM Vessel was Willochra AWMM Private AWMM 32nd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company 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 notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 foot 9 inches AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 156 pounds AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM hazel AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM brown AWMM Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › William Balsom was the son of Mr Robert Harland Balsom and Mary Jane Balsom, of Mokau, New Plymouth, New Zealand. Born at Geraldine, New Zealand.Four sons, brothers served in WW1: William Amos Balsom (63811) died of wounds and Charles Thomas Balsom (23/1320); James Clement Balsom (81107), Cecil John Balsom (20282). AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death1 September 1918 AWMM Age 21 AWMM France, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeteryAdanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, Somme, France AWMM III. C. 25. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember William Amos Balsom by laying a poppy. Leslie Ralph Balsom Sydney Neville Balsom William Amos Balsom Aubrey Huia Balzer Clarence Juna Victor Balzer Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Amos Balsom Leave a note Contribute › Processing William was my Dad's uncle (my Nana's brother). Very emotional even after all these years. Public - Irene - Other relative - 24 April 2017 Report Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy) Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2016-2 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22275365 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/182844/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/182844 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 75: 25 AWMM Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 24 April 2017Irene Willits, CAOther 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
