William RADFORD

Regimental number42396
Place of birthHulme, Manchester, England
OccupationMotor driver
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Radford, 25 St Albans Road, Mount Eden, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed as 1243 Trooper, British South African Police.
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 18 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 1), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Martha Radford; Husband of Mary Jane Eade (formerly Radford), Muritai Road, Takapuna, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 6

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