William James MORTLAND

Regimental number24763
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs E M Mortland, 197 Durham Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 31 July 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: the late Eliza Mortland, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 30

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