William RESIDE

Regimental number41889
Date of birth17 July 1877
Place of birthCarterton
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39.7
Height5' 6.25"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinFather, A Reside, Private Bag, Masterton
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for service in South African [Boer] War on account of injury to shoulder)
Enlistment date17 December 1916
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, G Company (Part)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXVI, Row D, Grave No 18), Zonnebeke, Berlgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Madeline Walker Reside, Masterton, Wairarapa
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 5 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 11 June 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1917; taken on strength, 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 16 September 1917, and posted to B Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 19
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20805300

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