William John MORDIN

Regimental number25/208
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs W Alding, London Street, Dannevirke
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 27 May 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 25), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Catherine Alding, Raurimu
Family/military connectionsBrother: 25/212 Rifleman James Henry MORDIN, 3rd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 26 August 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 8