William James LAWRY

Regimental number47194
OccupationGrocer
Next of kinMother, Mrs G Lawry, Shiel Street, Reefton
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Tofua on 26 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 18 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialDochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No 29), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Elizabeth Lawry, Sheil Street, Reefton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 16

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