William James BELSHAM

Regimental number24/1937
OccupationButcher
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Naylor, 119 Daniel Street, Wellington
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 4 March 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 8 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialRation Farm Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No 1), nr La Chapelle-d'Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Clara Belsham, 562 Adelaide Road, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 31