William HEATON

Regimental number14264
OccupationCarrier
Next of kinSister, Miss Bella Heaton, Crimbles, Pudsey, Yorkshire, England
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 26 June 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records47
Place of burialPont-Du-Hem Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No 10), La Gorgue, Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: W.F. and Mary Heaton, Pudsey, Yorkshire, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 29