William Wilfred MEARS

Regimental number6/2707
AddressPost Office, Timatanga
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, William Mears, Timatanga, Marlborough
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 27 Willochra on 14 August 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 11 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 19), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Wilfred and Mary Ann Mears, Carluke, Marlborough
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Sixth