Topic: AIF - NZMRB - CMR
CMR, NZEF
Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
Roll of Honour
William Barnet Menzies
A brief biography of William Barnet Menzies extracted from the Cenotaph Database hosted by the Auckland Museum.
Full Name: | Second Lieutenant William Barnet Menzies |
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Rank Last Held: | Second Lieutenant |
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Forename(s): | William Barnet |
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Surname: | Menzies |
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War: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
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Serial No.: | 7/92 |
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First Known Rank: | Lieutenant |
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Next of Kin: | John Menzies (father), Coronation Street, Waimate, New Zealand |
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Marital Status: | Single |
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Enlistment Address: | Waimate, New Zealand |
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Military District: | Canterbury |
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Body on Embarkation: | Main Body |
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Embarkation Unit: | Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
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Embarkation Date: | 16 October 1914 |
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Place of Embarkation: | Lyttelton, New Zealand |
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Transport: | |
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Vessel: | Tahiti or Athenic |
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Destination: | Suez, Egypt |
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Page on Nominal Roll: | 499 |
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Last Unit Served: | Canterbury Mounted Rifles |
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Place of Death: | Egypt |
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Date of Death: | 9 August 1916 |
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Year of Death: | 1916 |
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Cause of Death: | Killed in action |
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Further References: | Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option. |
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Sources Used: | Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour, William Barnet Menzies