William MORTON

Regimental number13209
OccupationLocomotive fireman
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Morton, Seddon Post Office, Marlborough
Rank on embarkationGunner
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery, No 2 Field Battery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 8 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialCoxyde Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row K, Grave No 18), Koksijde, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Jane Morton, Seddon, Marlborough
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 20