William HADDOCK

Regimental number13/356
Date of birth4 September 1884
Place of birthDargaville
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressKaramu
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 9"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Haddock, Pratt Street, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in A Squadron, W[aikto] Mounted Rifles; unit disbanded when Territorial Force established; serving in 4th Waikato Mounted Rifles Regiment at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHamilton
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 17 June 1915
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialAri Burnu Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 8), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Sarah Haddock, Auckland, and the late John Haddock. A member of the Legion of Frontiersmen (Waikato Branch).
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action by enemy shrapnel while in trenches.

War service: 304 days (of which 245 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 16789886