William Thomas RICE

Regimental number23610
OccupationSoapmaker
Next of kinMother, Mrs E J Rice, Royal Crescent, Musselburgh, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialSt Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row G, Grave No 13), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and E.J. Rice
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 15