William Henry PILCHER

Regimental number44151
Place of birthMason's Flat, Hawarden, North Canterbury
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs M L Pilcher, Woodgrove, North Canterbury
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
The New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements left New Zealand on two ships, 'Ruapehu' on 14 March 1917, and 'Corinthic' on 2 April 1917. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which of these ships the members of G Company embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot X, Row C, Grave No 18), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Mary Lucy Pilcher, Woodgrove, North Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 30

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