William LOCK

Regimental number10/1046
Date of birth25 February 1886
Place of birthSomerset, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBricklayer
AddressStandish Hill, New Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 8"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinMrs A Lock, Standish Hill, New Plymouth
Previous military serviceServed in the 11th Regiment; transferred to Army Reserve.
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 23 July 1917
Discharge date23 October 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Ionic', 23 July 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service: bronchitis), 23 October 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death14 June 1964 New Plymouth
Age at death78
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10920159

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