William John PROUTING

Regimental number14718
OccupationCarrier
Next of kinWife, Mrs Annie Prouting, Rangitoto Terrace, East Coast Road, Takapuna, Auckland
Rank on embarkationSergeant Major
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 5th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Final rankLance Sergeant
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records45
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Martha Prouting, 44 Hansen Road, Battersea, London, England; Wife: Annie Prouting, Toka Toka, North Wairoa, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 36

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