William Alexander GUNN

Regimental number10/364
Date of birth1881
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFitter
AddressHeads Road, Gonville, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 9"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMrs Florence G Gunn, Heads Road, Gonville, Wanganui
Previous military serviceServed in the 10th Contingent, South Africa (Boer War); not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankSergeant
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 30 April 1915
Age at death from cemetery records41
Place of burialAt sea
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs I. Gunn, Auckland; Wife: Mrs F.G. George, 150 Heads Road, Inlay, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Died at sea on board HMT 'Derflinger', of wounds sustained at Gallipoli.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16789647

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