William Frederick SOUTHAM

Regimental number10/8
Date of birth24 April 1882
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTailor
AddressDevon Street, New Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32.4
Height5' 5"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinFather, A Southam, 24 Beauchamp Road, Upper Norwood, London SE, England
Previous military service11th (Taranaki Rifles) Regiment
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 28 October 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Southampton on board HS 'Maheno', 28 October 1916; disembarked New Zealand, 21 December 1916; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of wounds received in action), 25 June 1917.

Total war service: 2 years 305 days (of which 2 years 65 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death8 January 1963, New Plymouth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7819968