William HEATHERINGTON

Regimental number8/2615
Place of birthLondon, England
Addressc/o A Butt, Boggy Burn
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Jacob Heatherington, Earn Street, Invercargill
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 August 1915
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit10 (Otago) Company, 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 3 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jacob and Elizabeth Heatherington, 164 Earn Street, Invercargill
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Sixth

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