Search results Next record English Māori William Ainslie Born 29 July 1880 - Died 22 September 1917 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 4/1323 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Sapper AWMM New Zealand Engineers, Tunnelling Company AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Ahern - Akersten - No known copyrig … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam AWMM SurnameAinslie AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 4/1323 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth29 July 1880 AWMM Tasmania, Australia AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 1 October 1915 AWMM Mokai, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs A. Ainslie (mother), Black River, North-west Coast, Tasmania, Australia AWMM Relationship statusPre 18 December 1915 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 4/1323 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsBritish War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training3 Army Mine School, February 1917 AWMM Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 1 October 1915 AWMM Age 35 AWMM Bushman/Civilian AWMM Avondale, Auckland AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 from AWMM to Plymouth, Devon AWMM Ruapehu 18 December 1915 AWMM Vessel was Ruapehu AWMM Trooper AWMM Headquarters, No. 1 Relief AWMM New Zealand Engineers, Tunnelling Company 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 7.5 inches AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 161 pounds AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Blue AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM 18 August 1917 admitted to Field Ambulance AWMM Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM gun shot wounds to back AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Sapper AWMM New Zealand Engineers, Tunnelling Company AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Attested as single. he appears to have married, his widow is recorded on the service records as Mrs A. Ainslee C/o Mrs (?illegible), Park Close, Brockenhurst.He volunteered to be part of a New Zealand Company that would dig tunnels between the opposing lines under 'no man's land' in order to charge the enemy's line with high explosives.August 15 1917 William Ainslie was wounded in his back near Basseville with the consequence of paraplegia. He was transferred to No. 1 NZGH, Brockenhurst where he died a month later. (Church, p.105) AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death22 September 1917 AWMM Age 37 AWMM Brockenhurst, Hampshire AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeteryBrockenhurst (St Nicholas) Churchyard, Hampshire, England AWMM Plot A, Row 1, Grave 2 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 Ainslie by laying a poppy. Archibald Ainslie Robert William Ainslie William Ainslie Albert Ainsworth Albert John Ainsworth Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Ainslie Leave a note Contribute › Processing 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=22269574 Further Reference No 1 New Zealand General Hospital, Brockenhurst http://southernlife.org.uk/nzindex.htm Further Reference Headstone image, Brockenhurst. Flickr website. http://www.flickr.com/photos/24623852@N02/7882578046 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/362528/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/362528 Further Reference DocumentsChurch, C. (2002). New Zealand graves at Brockenhurst : 93 New Zealand soldiers remembered from World War One. Hampshire, England: Author. AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 6 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. 5: Includes portrait 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. 5: Includes portrait 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 12 November 2019GaryNarangbaResearcher 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 Search results Next record
