Wallace William HANSFORD

Regimental number10/637
Date of birth18 October 1882
Place of birthPlumstead, Kent, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPrinter
AddressNgaere, Taranaki
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 7"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinWilliam John Hansford, Plumstead, Kent, England
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Royal Army Medical Corps, England; 2 months in the Taranaki Rifles, Territorial Force; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date21/o8/1916
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
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 rankCorporal
Final unit3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 5 October 1917
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row C, Grave No 14A), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
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Mother: Mr W. Hansford, 58 Herbert Road, Plumstead, London, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Wounded at Gallipoli; commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; discharged from the NZEF, 3 February 1916; returned to duty, Trentham, 24 August 1916; re-embarked, 4 December 1916, as part of 20th Reinforcements.

Died of wounds, gun shot wounds, abdomen, arm, 17th Casualty Clearing Station), 16 October 1917.

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 16791340

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