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William Laird Whitby

1878-1931

Unit

7th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

59174

About

Born in New Zealand

8 January 1878
Parents

Mother

Mary Webb

Father

Walter Webb
Residence

Hometown

Tokomaru Bay
Work

Occupation

Labourer

Employer

R. Bimler, Tokomaru Bay
Personal Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

  • Linwood Rifle Corps

    New Zealand

    • World War I (1914-1918)

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    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 53

    8 August 1931

    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 W5557 68/0121272, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.75, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 49.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “William Laird Whitby (1878-1931)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/900

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