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William Isgar Comer

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 53), Page: 2 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 53), Page: 2 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Isgar AWMM
  • Surname
    Comer AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 31068 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    14 March 1885 AWMM England, United Kingdom AWMM
    England AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of Benjamin & Mary Ann COMER, originally from England, then settled in Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 17 March 2024 - Family History research
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Benjamin Comer (mother), Ruawai, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 8 February 1917 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Sinai & Palestine AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 31068 AWMM
  • Military service
    4th Waikato Mounted Rifles, 3 years AWMM
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 22 August 1916 AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
    Malaria AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    WW1 24 October 1919 AWMM
    No longer physically fit for war service on account of illness contracted on active service, malaria AWMM
    Trooper AWMM
    Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Manuka then transfer to Morea at Sydney and Mashobra at Bombay for Suez. AWMM
    • d. 1969 William COMER died in Sydney Aust
      Unmarried
      Mary Louise (his sister) inherits his estate Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 17 March 2024 - Family Research & refer NZ Archive's information on W I COMER

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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17 March 2024Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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