William Arthur HAM

Regimental number6/246
Date of birth14 April 1892
Place of birthIreland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPokororo
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 10"
Weight151 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Ernest Ham, Motueka, Nelson
Previous military service12th (Nelson) Regiment, Territorial Force
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit12th (Nelson) Company, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 February 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialIsmailia War Memorial Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 113), Egypt
Other details

War service: Egypt

Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 4 December 1914.

Wounded in action and admitted to Australian Hospital, Serepeum, 3 February 1915; died of wounds, Ismailia, 5 February 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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