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From 1940-45, men aged 18-46 were selected by ballot for potential service with the Armed Forces under New Zealand's wartime conscription. Twenty-four ballot lists were published in the NZ Gazette.

NOTE: Being listed in a ballot did not necessarily mean the person served in the military. Some had already volunteered, others were found medically unfit, granted deferment or exemption on appeal, or were never called up for active service. These records document those selected for possible service, not confirmed service personnel.

Source: Indexed by Luke Howison from 24 NZ Gazette ballot lists, provided by NZLII

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Source: NZ Intention to Marry Project - transcribed, searchable Intention to Marry registers, courtesy of Archives New Zealand / Public domain and CC0

3 results for William Arthur Davis

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1888 – Page 1403

District of Christchurch Quarter ending 31 December 1888 Registrar J W Parkerson

No	Date of Notice	Names and Surnames of Parties	BDM Match	Condition	Calling or Profession	Age	Dwelling Place	Length of Residence	Marriage Place	Folio	Consent	Date of Certificate	Officiating Minister
330	6 October 1888	William Arthur Davis Elizabeth Christie Finlay	William Arthur Davis Elizabeth Christie Finlay 💍 1888/3202	Bachelor Spinster	Labourer	24 29	Halkett Halkett	17 years 3 years	Presbyterian Church, Halkett	88/3199		6 October 1888	Rev N. McCallum, Presbyterian
No 330 Date of Notice 6 October 1888   Groom Bride Names of Parties William Arthur Davis Elizabeth Christie Finlay   💍 1888/3202 Condition Bachelor Spinster Profession Labourer Age 24 29 Dwelling Place Halkett Halkett Length of Residence 17 years 3 years Marriage Place Presbyterian Church, Halkett Folio 88/3199 Consent Date of Certificate 6 October 1888 Officiating Minister Rev N. McCallum, Presbyterian

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1916e – Page 2138

District of Christchurch Quarter ending 31 March 1916

No	Date of Notice	Names and Surnames of Parties	BDM Match	Condition	Calling or Profession	Age	Dwelling Place	Length of Residence	Marriage Place	Folio	Consent	Date of Certificate	Officiating Minister
235	27 March 1916	William Arthur Davis Lydia Westaway	William Arthur Davis Lydia Westaway 💍 1916/5717	Bachelor Spinster	Fellmonger Dressmaker	25 28	Hornby Riccarton	5 years 6 months	Methodist Church Clarence Rd Riccarton	3140		27 March 1916	Rev. T. W. Vealie Methodist
No 235 Date of Notice 27 March 1916   Groom Bride Names of Parties William Arthur Davis Lydia Westaway   💍 1916/5717 Condition Bachelor Spinster Profession Fellmonger Dressmaker Age 25 28 Dwelling Place Hornby Riccarton Length of Residence 5 years 6 months Marriage Place Methodist Church Clarence Rd Riccarton Folio 3140 Consent Date of Certificate 27 March 1916 Officiating Minister Rev. T. W. Vealie Methodist

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1919c – Page 1141

District of Opunake Quarter ending 30 June 1919 Registrar Jno McInstray

No	Date of Notice	Names and Surnames of Parties	BDM Match	Condition	Calling or Profession	Age	Dwelling Place	Length of Residence	Marriage Place	Folio	Consent	Date of Certificate	Officiating Minister
5	19 April 1919	William Arthur Davison Phoebe Louisa Wallis	William Arthur Davison Phoebe Louisa Wallis 💍 1919/1363	Bachelor Domestic	Baker Domestic	32 28	Kaponga Opunake	8 years 7 years	Anglican Church Opunake	3215		19 April 1919	W. Tye Church of England
No 5 Date of Notice 19 April 1919   Groom Bride Names of Parties William Arthur Davison Phoebe Louisa Wallis   💍 1919/1363 Condition Bachelor Domestic Profession Baker Domestic Age 32 28 Dwelling Place Kaponga Opunake Length of Residence 8 years 7 years Marriage Place Anglican Church Opunake Folio 3215 Consent Date of Certificate 19 April 1919 Officiating Minister W. Tye Church of England

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Dunedin High Court  >  Dunedin probate and Letters of Administration files (II)

Name	Scan	Year(s)	Held At	Access
DAVIS William Arthur Zephaniah - Dunedin - Retired Wool Classer	📃 View Scan	1972	Dunedin	Open

NameDAVIS William Arthur Zephaniah - Dunedin - Retired Wool Classer Scan📃 View Scan Year(s)1972 Held AtDunedin AccessOpen

Dunedin High Court  >  Dunedin probate and Letters of Administration files (I)

Name	Scan	Year(s)	Held At	Access
DAVIS Christina Agnes - Dunedin - Wife of William Arthur Zephaniah Davis	📃 View Scan	1939	Dunedin	Open
DAVIS Annie Florence - London - Wife of William Arthur Davis	📃 View Scan	1938	Dunedin	Open

NameDAVIS Christina Agnes - Dunedin - Wife of William Arthur Zephaniah Davis Scan📃 View Scan Year(s)1939 Held AtDunedin AccessOpen

NameDAVIS Annie Florence - London - Wife of William Arthur Davis Scan📃 View Scan Year(s)1938 Held AtDunedin AccessOpen

Invercargill High Court  >  Probates and Letters of Administration

Name	Scan	Year(s)	Held At	Access
DAVIS William Arthur - Wyndham - Farmer	📃 View Scan	1937	Dunedin	Open

NameDAVIS William Arthur - Wyndham - Farmer Scan📃 View Scan Year(s)1937 Held AtDunedin AccessOpen

Christchurch High Court  >  Christchurch Probate files

Name	Scan	Year(s)	Held At	Access
DAVIS William Arthur - Christchurch - Freezing Works Employee	📃 View Scan	1971	Christchurch	Open

NameDAVIS William Arthur - Christchurch - Freezing Works Employee Scan📃 View Scan Year(s)1971 Held AtChristchurch AccessOpen

New Zealand Defence Force, Personnel Archives  >  Military Personnel Files

Name	Scan	Year(s)	Held At	Access
DAVIS, William Arthur - WW1 77061 - Army	📃 View Scan	1914 ‑ 1918	Wellington	Open

NameDAVIS, William Arthur - WW1 77061 - Army Scan📃 View Scan Year(s)1914 ‑ 1918 Held AtWellington AccessOpen

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Registration	Bride's Given Name(s)	Bride's Family Name	Groom's Given Name(s)	Groom's Family Name		ITM
1936/3241	Brenda Victoria	Anderson	Arthur William	Davis	Order Product
1888/3202	Elizabeth Christie	Finlay	William Arthur	Davis	Order Product	Intention to Marry
1941/2965	Thirza Lindsay	McLeod	William Arthur Zephaniah	Davis	Order Product
1944/8501	Ellen Charlotte	Roper	William Arthur	Davis	Order Product
1917/5409	Christina Agnes	Webster	William Arthur Lephaniah	Davis	Order Product	Intention to Marry
1916/5717	Lydia	Westaway	William Arthur	Davis	Order Product	Intention to Marry

Registration1936/3241

Bride's Given Name(s)Brenda Victoria Bride's Family NameAnderson Groom's Given Name(s)Arthur William Groom's Family NameDavis

Registration1888/3202

Bride's Given Name(s)Elizabeth Christie Bride's Family NameFinlay Groom's Given Name(s)William Arthur Groom's Family NameDavis ITM Intention to Marry

Registration1941/2965

Bride's Given Name(s)Thirza Lindsay Bride's Family NameMcLeod Groom's Given Name(s)William Arthur Zephaniah Groom's Family NameDavis

Registration1944/8501

Bride's Given Name(s)Ellen Charlotte Bride's Family NameRoper Groom's Given Name(s)William Arthur Groom's Family NameDavis

Registration1917/5409

Bride's Given Name(s)Christina Agnes Bride's Family NameWebster Groom's Given Name(s)William Arthur Lephaniah Groom's Family NameDavis ITM Intention to Marry

Registration1916/5717

Bride's Given Name(s)Lydia Bride's Family NameWestaway Groom's Given Name(s)William Arthur Groom's Family NameDavis ITM Intention to Marry

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Source: 1840-2017 New Zealand Gazette (and related periodicals) indexed from various public sources, including VUW, NZLII, gazette.govt.nz, WCC Libraries and Papers Past. Usage/copyright varies: Public domain / Crown copyright / fair use / CC-BY 3.0 NZ

2 results for William Arthur Davis

Snippet / Name	✨ Notice Summary	Date	Found In	PDF Links
...sistant, Tai Tapu. 23895 Davis, William Arthur, Shearer, 52 Hinau St, ...	🛡️ Register of men called up for military service	1917	NZ Gazette	VUW  NZLII
...ornington, Dunedin. Davis, William Arthur Zephaniah, Wool-classer, 23 ...	🛡️ Men called up for service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force	1917	NZ Gazette	VUW  NZLII

Government Officials — 1 result for William Arthur Davis

Initial matches (1)

Snippet / Name	✨ Notice Summary	Date	Found In	PDF Links
...is 24th day of January, 1903. W. A. DAVIS, Chairman. Result of Poll fo...	🏘️ Result of Poll for Loan to Build Bridge over Kahaurau-ponga Stream	24 January 1903	NZ Gazette	VUW

Snippet / Name ...sistant, Tai Tapu. 23895 Davis, William Arthur, Shearer, 52 Hinau St, ... ✨ Notice Summary 🛡️ Register of men called up for military service Date1917 Found In NZ Gazette PDF Links  VUW  NZLII

Snippet / Name ...ornington, Dunedin. Davis, William Arthur Zephaniah, Wool-classer, 23 ... ✨ Notice Summary 🛡️ Men called up for service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force Date1917 Found In NZ Gazette PDF Links  VUW  NZLII

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