William Charles KITSON

Regimental number24/1707
OccupationWharf labourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Kitson, Mamaku Street, Wanganui
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 8 January 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 3 January 1918
Place of burialPolygon Wood Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 4), near Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs A Kitson, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 15, p. 8

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