William George HENDLE

Regimental number8/2274
AddressKaiwarra
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMrs E A Hendle, Kaiwarra, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameOtago Infantry Battalion, Samoan Advance Party
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 August 1915
The Otago Infantry Battalion, Samoan Advance Party, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 1 'Moeraki' and HMNZT 2 'Monowai'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 September 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William James and Eliza Agnes Hendle, 2 Pickering Terrace, Kaiwarra
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 2/1792 Gunner Ernest Alf HENDLE, New Zealand Field Artillery, died of disease, 18 September 1915; 2/49 Sergeant Leonard HENDLE, New Zealand Field Artillery, killed in action, 10 April 1918.
Other details

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

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Samoan Adv & Fourth