William James O'DONOGHUE

Regimental number13/2468
AddressShakespeare Road, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann O'Donoghue, Shakespeare Road, Napier
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankDriver
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of disease 31 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialBagneux British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 14), Gezaincourt, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs M.A. O'Donoghue, Napier
Family/military connectionsBrother: 16786 Pte Daniel O'DONOGHUE, 3rd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 4 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Seventh