William Alexander Tolmie JOPP

Regimental number9/1693
Date of birth6 April 1886
Place of birthCentral Otago
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSheep farmer
AddressHindon, Central Otago
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 7"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Eliza Jopp, 25 Ann Street, Roslyn, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 8th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 13 November 1915
The 8th Reinforcements of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board two aships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of wounds 18 November 1918
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialBirmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery (Section B10, Screen Wall 605), Birmingham, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Elizabeth Jopp, Moutere, Chatto Creek
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

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

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