William Leslie MORICE

Regimental number23/831
Date of birth10 October 1893
Place of birthGisborne
AddressOpotiki, Bay of Plenty
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs William Morice, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty
Enlistment date29 May 1915
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Mauganui on 10 October 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNo 3 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateDied of wounds 4 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 1, Grave No 5), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Sarah Morice, Opotiki, Thames
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 7/880 Trooper Allen MORICE; 7/879 Trooper Archie Murray MORICE
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: C Company/1st NZRB

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