William Mason Lockwood

Title

Private

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Forenames

William Mason AWMM

Surname

Lockwood AWMM

Service number

• WWI 16/1485 AWMM
• WWII 2/24/74 AWMM
• WWII: 2/24/74
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Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Religion

Church of England

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Birth

9 Oct 1895 Public Source

Date of birth

9 OCt 1895

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Place of birth

Tolaga Bay

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Birth notes

• William Mason Lockwood's mother was KATERE-TE-WAI nee KIRIKIRI, my great grandmother.
  Public - Bryan - Direct descendant - 10 April 2016 - Family Whakapapa records, oral history from my mum, relatives and the man himself.
• son of William Lockwood & Katerina nee' Kerikeri
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Address before enlistment

WWII: Anaura, Tolaga Bay

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Post war occupation

Shepherd at Anaura, Tolaga Bay

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Next of kin

• W. Lockwood (father), Tolaga Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
• WWII: Catherine Beartrice Mary LOCKWOOD of Anaura, Tolaga Bay
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Relationship status

single
1925 married Catherine Beatrice Mary WEEKS

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War

• World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
• World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
• World War II, 1939-1945
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Campaign

Western European; WWII: Home Guard

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Armed force / branch

• Army AWMM
• 4th NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion; WWII: No 4 Sqdn Independent Mtd RIfles
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Service number

• WWI 16/1485 AWMM
• WWII 2/24/74 AWMM
• WWII: 2/24/74
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Military service

WWI: 1916-1918; WWII: 1942-1948

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Medals and Awards

British War & Victory Medals
1939-1945 War Medal
NZ War Service Medal

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Enlistment

• WW1 Unknown AWMM Storeman/Civilian AWMM
• 6 Mar 1916 at Narrow Neck
  2 Nov 1940 at Tolaga Bay
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Age on enlistment

WWI: 20yrs; WWII: 45yrs

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Occupation before enlistment

WWII: Shepherd

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Embarkation details

WW1 26 Jun 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 56 or HMNZT 57 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Maunganui AWMM Private AWMM 4th Reinforcements, No. 2 Platoon AWMM Maori Contingent AWMM

Next of Kin: Mr W. Lockwood Tolaga Bay Gisborne (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1))

Listed on the Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories but did not die during the war. AWMM

Death

15 Jul 1971 Public Source

Date of death

15 July 1971

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Age at death

75yrs

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Place of death

Tolaga Bay, East Coast

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Death notes

1st NZEF & 2nd NZEF 16/1485, Tpr W.M. LOCKWOOD, Maori Battn, died 15.7.1971.

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Cemetery name

Tolaga Bat Cemetery East Coast

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Grave reference

Block TOLRS; Plot 60; Warrant # 371

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Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military Personnel File
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24060860
  Further Reference
• Military Personnel File
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24264895
  Further Reference
• Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
  https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20201108000000/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-CowMaor.html
  Further Reference

References

• Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  34: 40
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 4: Includes portrait
• Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
• Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.