William George KOHLIES

Regimental number26280
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinWife, Mrs E I Kohlies, c/o Mrs H W Gillies, 65 Marine Parade, Napier
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 10 June 1917
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 112), Bailleul, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mrs E F Kohlies, 28 Hanmer Street, Linwood, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 12