Fromelles missing - William Wass

[fedelmar]

This is what I have on WASS in my file
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NAME   Wass, William         
SN   239         
RANK    Sergeant         
UNIT   54 Bn         
HONOUR   Standard Entitlements MM & MID         
BORN   Winsley Derby Derbyshire England         
OCCUPATION   Fitter         
RELIGION   Anglican         
            
DOE   17.08.1914          
AGE   31         
            
            
STATUS   KIA         
DATE   19.07.1916         
AGE   35         
BURIED   Unknown
MEMORIAL   VC Corner Cemetery Memorial panel 9
   AWM 160
   
DESCRIPTION   5 foot 5 with black hair
   
NOTES   Served Boer war with Sherwood Foresters also same unit in China, India, Malay,
   Cairo and Hong Kong.
   
   27 When he came to Australia
   
   Wounded twice in AIF
   
NOK   Father: Germain Wass
   Known address: Morend Farm Chellaston Derbyshire England
   
   Mother: Harriett Wass

   Brother: Herbert Wass

   Brother: Arthur Wass

   Sister: Margaret Wass

   Sister: Ellen Wass

   Sister: Lizzie Wass

   Brother: George Wass
   Known address: 2nd Street Pelaw Main NSW

[majm]

Perhaps this would be the registration of birth of William Wass
Births Dec 1879
Wass William, registered at Belper volume 7b page 530

[spof]

Posted something in error

[majm]

Have found arrival date in NSW for that voyage of the Rangatira, seems to be 11 September 1912.  That passenger list does not yet seem to have been transcribed.

The search continues.

JM

[majm]

Bit More,

It is possible that the Wm Wass on the Rangatira was NOT him.  He was 27 when he arrived in Australia, He was 35 when he fell at Fromelles.  Probably year of arrival 1908, perhaps need to find KEW records for his military service pre 1908. - Hope the snip helps with the earlier service details.  I am in NSW, cannot get to KEW, but

Still Searching

JM.

William WASS  Age on arrival in Australia 27  Marital status Single
[Previous military service Served in South African War (Sherwood Foresters).; 3 years in Hong Kong; 1 year China; 1.5 years Singapore; 4 years in Army Reserve.
Enlistment date 17 August 1914
Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Fourth Supplement No. 29664 (11 July 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 176 (30 November 1916).
Fate Killed in Action 19-20 July 1916 Age at death 35

[majm]

Some Help please.


We have tried to figure out how to find information about his military service pre his AIF enlistment - but as we are NSW based we don't have local knowledge about how to find him with the

Sherwood Foresters - Boer War
          followed by
3 years in Hong Kong
                 then
1 year in China
         and then
1 - 2 years in Singapore
  and then
4 in Army Reserve

Please let us know where to search

JM

[crystal lady]

Hi JM

I have checked A******y's War Service records but cannot find anything on there - just trying to think where else to check.

Crystal

[crystal lady]

Hi JM

I have checked A******y's War Service records but cannot find anything on there - just trying to think where else to check.

Crystal

JM

Although I found nothing for William I did find an entry for a Herbert Wass born Derbys, killed in action 20 July1918.  His regimental number was 66426, he was a L/Corporal with the Machine Gun Corps, Infantry Reg. and he previously served with Notts & Derby Regiment, number 61281.  He is on the Soissons Memorial.

Is this the brother of William?

Crystal

[jaywit]

The Sherwood Foresters archives are at Chillwell Barracks Nottingham.
http://www.wfrmuseum.org.uk/archives.htm

They were featured on Robert Lindsey's WDYTYA