William Henry MANSFIELD

Regimental number6/868
Address3 Murray Street, Greymouth
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinThomas Guy Mansfield, Royal Artillery, Peshawar, North-West Province, India
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unitNo 2 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateDied of wounds 7 June 1917
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 64), France
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body