William MAWDSLEY

Regimental number11/2152
OccupationShepherd
Next of kinMother, Mrs E E Mawdsley, Edendale, Southland
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Details sailed on Horse Transport 'Dalmore', Wellington Mounted Rifles, B Squadron
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Dalmore on 14 January 1916
Final rankBombardier
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 4 February 1918
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialDivisional Cemetery (Row M, Grave No 4), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hugh Norris Mawdsley and Elizabeth Catherine McDonald Mawdsley, Menzies Ferry, Wyndham, Otago. Native of Edendale, Otago
Medals

Military Medal

'For bravery in the field.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 4 February 1918

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 41

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