George William NIAS

Regimental number30631
OccupationStoreman
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Nias, c/o Mrs Vause, Tinakori Road, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in the Boer War, South Africa.
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Port Lyttelton on 7 December 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 8 December 1916.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 6), nr Ieper, Belgium,
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Elmes Nias and Sarah Nias, 46 Sussex Street, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 6