William Earnslaw BALNEAVES

Regimental number9/665
AddressMyross Bush
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinJames Balneaves, Myross, Bush
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 December 1914
Members of the 2nd Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, departed on board three ships: HMNZT 13 'Verdala', HMNZT 14 'Willochra', and HMNZT 15 'Knight of the Garter'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNo 2 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row C, Grave No 1), Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: James and Agnes Balneaves, Myross Bush, Southland
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Second