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 1891 - 1915 (23 years)
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| Name |
William Watson Kelk |
| Born |
18 Nov 1891 |
New Zealand  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military Service |
16 Oct 1914 |
Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
- Full Name: William Watson Kelk
Rank Last Held: Sergeant
War: World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.: 8/60
Gender: Male
First Known Rank: Corporal
Next of Kin: Frank Kelk (father), Otekaike, Oamaru, New Zealand
Marital Status: Single
Enlistment Address: Hakataramea, New Zealand
Military District: Otago
Body on Embarkation: Main Body
Embarkation Unit: Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation Date: 16 October 1914
Place of Embarkation: Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Transport: HMNZT 5 HMNZT 9
Vessel: Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destination: Suez, Egypt
Page on Nominal Roll: 386
Last Unit Served: Otago Infantry Battalion
Place of Death: Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of Death: 13 July 1915
Age at Death: 23
Year of Death: 1915
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Cemetery Name: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey
Grave Reference: III. D. 1.
Biographical Notes: William Kelk was the son of Frank and Frances Kelk, of Oamaru, New Zealand.
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| Died |
13 Jul 1915 |
Gallipoli, Turkey [2] |
| Buried |
Shrapnel Valley, Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Person ID |
I16829 |
Frost Family |
| Last Modified |
29 Sep 2013 |
| Father |
Frank Kelk, b. 02 Jun 1870, Wisbern, Lincolnshire, England , d. Abt 1924, Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand (Age 53 years) |
| Mother |
Frances Ann Cornick, b. 06 Sep 1873, Seasalter, Kent, England , d. 19 Jul 1895, Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand (Age 21 years) |
| Married |
19 Jun 1891 |
New Zealand [3] |
| Family ID |
F9576 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1891/15720 (Reliability: 3), 18 Nov 1891.
Kelk William Watson; Mother Frances Ann; Father Frank
- [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1918/30925 (Reliability: 3).
- [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1891/791 (Reliability: 3), 19 Jun 1891.
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