William James RICHARDSON

Regimental number4/1539
AddressWaiuta, Greymouth
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Richardson, c/o D Richardson, Queen's Hotel, Timaru
Rank on embarkationSapper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Tunnelling Company, Headquarters
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on board HMNZT Ruapehu on 18 December 1915
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitTunnelling Company, New Zealand Engineers
FateDied of wounds 9 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialHabarcq Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No 9), France
Medals

Military Medal

'For bravery in the field.'
Source: 'London Gazette' (Supplement)
Date: 27 October 1916

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Headquarters/Tunnellers. True marital status: married with 5 children.

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