William Duncan HEENAN

Regimental number49244
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Edith Heenan, Awatata, Nightcaps
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 85 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 January 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row A, Grave No 9), Polygon Wood, nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Denis James and Edith Heenan, Owatata, nightcaps, Southland. Native of Tapanui, Otago
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 14