William Watts MANSFIELD

Regimental number10/427
Date of birth18 March 1889
Place of birthWellington
OccupationShop assistant
AddressMillar & George, Palmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 8"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinFather, W W Mansfield, Draper, Carterton
Previous military serviceServed in the Wairarapa Volunteers; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
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 unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 21), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William White Mansfield and Alice Mansfield, 14 Hautana Street, Lower Hutt, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10928300

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