William KEEN

Regimental number43990
Place of birthPeebles, Peebles Shire, Scotland
OccupationClerk
Next of kinFather, G W Keen, 61 Le Cren Street,Timaru
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 21 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialDoullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1 (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No 80), Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Elizabeth Keen, 61 Le Cren Street, Timaru, New Zealand. Born at Peebles, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 12

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