William Thomson BARGROVE

Regimental number11/670
Date of birth21 August 1890
Place of birthKumeroa
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressNapier
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.11
Height5' 8"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Bargrove, Kennedy Road, Napier
Previous military serviceServed in D Squadron, 9th Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentDannevirke
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 5), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Jessie McKenzie Bargrove, 40 Kennedy Road, Napier. Native of Kumeroa, Hawke's Bay
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, 3 December 1914.

Killed in action, 9 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805