William KAUTER

Regimental number10/1867
Date of birth7 March 1884
Place of birthPambula, New South Wales, Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBushman
AddressHakapapa, Waimarino
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30.9
Height5' 10.25"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Kauter, Pambula, New South Wales, Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 21), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Stephen and Johanna Kauter, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 June 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead, 8 August 1915'.

War service: 210 days (of which 114 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 188, File 18055376