William BANWELL

Regimental number8/2530
Address582 Castle Street, Dunedin
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs F Banwell, 149 Castle Street, Dunedin
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 rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 14 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Mary Banwell, Richardson Street, Dunedin; Wife: Frances Mary Banwell, 28 Helena Street, South Dunedin
Other details

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

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Sixth