William John McAUGHERN

Regimental number41344
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Hannah McAughern, Kello, Ballymena, Co Antrim, Ireland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ruapehu on 14 March 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 21 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialLa Plus Douve Farm Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 24) near Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Andrew and Hannah McAughern, 'The Cottage', Kells, Ballymena, Co Antrim, Ireland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 33

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