William Arthur McCLEAN

Regimental number32045
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinBrother, T A McClean, Ngatea
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 13th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 16 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialBagneux British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 12), Gezaincourt, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Sarah McClean, Ngatea, Hauraki Plains
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 24

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