William Gladstone HOWIE

Regimental number9/557
AddressWaikiwi, Invercargill
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinJohn Howie, Waikiwi, Invercargill
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of disease 30 September 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNorth Front Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 3131), Gibraltar
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: John and Margaret Wright Howie
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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