William Rowland CAMMOCK

Regimental number10/1060
Date of birth1 May 1894
Place of birthWoodville
ReligionNo religious affiliation recorded
OccupationSchool teacher
AddressHawke's Bay High School
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.4
Height5' 8"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinCharles Cammock, Kiritaki, Dannevirke
Previous military serviceServed for 5 years in Senior Cadets; 1 year in Territorial Force.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHastings
Rank on embarkationPrivate
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 rankLance Corporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 16 August 1915
Place of burialPieta Military Cemetery (Plot A, Row VII, Grave No 3), Malta
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs Charles Cammock, Kiretaki, Dannevirke
Family/military connectionsBrother: 26033 Alfred Charles Edward CAMMOCK
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Promoted Lance Corporal, 12 May 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Admitted to 16th Casualty Clearing Station, 10 August 1915 (gun shot wound, buttock); transferred by HS 'Gascon' to Malta, 16 August 1915, and admitted to Military Hospital, Floriana.

Died of wounds, 16 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21891532