William Masters

1878-1959

Unit

4th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

37556

About

Born in New Zealand

26 May 1878
Parents

Mother

Mary Masters

Father

Charles Masters
Live

Hometown

Awahuri
Work

Occupation

Road Contractor

Employer

Own
Life

Marital Status

Married

Wife

Agnes Masters

Army Experience

  • Wairoa Rifles

    3 years in New Zealand

  • World War I (1914-1918)

    New Zealand Tunnellers

    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 81

    5 December 1959

    Sources

    Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

    New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5544 5/0078983, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.55, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 39.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “William Masters (1878-1959)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/521