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William Edward Wooster
 Birth: 04 October 1895, Waipawa, New Zealand
Death: 23 June 1950, Christchurch, New Zealand Tree
World War I 1914-1918
Service Number: 38252
Enlistment Date: 05 October 1916
Enlistment Place: Waipukuran
First Known Rank: Rifleman
Occupation Before Enlistment: Labourer
Enlistment Documents (note wrong DOB):
Body on Embarkation: New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Unit: Reinforcements H Company
Embarkation Date: 16th February 1917
Place of Embarkation: Wellington, New Zealand
Transport: HMNZT 78
Vessel: Navua
Destination: Devonport, England
Casualty Form:
Medals Awarded: British War Medal, Victory Medal:
Nominal Roll Number: 55, Page on Nominal Roll: 34
Archives NZ Source: Military Personnel File
Sources:
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1918, Auckland Museum, The National Library of New Zealand
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