William Henry James AMOS

Regimental number10/398
Date of birth2 April 1894
Place of birthWellington
OccupationFarm hand
Addressc/o Johnston Bros, Mangaweka
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.5
Height5' 9"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs N Amos, Gisborne
Previous military serviceServed in 7th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date3 September 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
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 rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 18), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs H. Amos, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'.

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 22269829

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