William Henry RISHWORTH

Regimental number11340
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinFather, Emanuel Rishworth, Main Road, North East Valley, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimoroa on 1 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 4 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialWalton-on-Thames Cemetery (Screen Wall. 407), Walton and Weybridge, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Emanuel and Jane Ann Rishworth, 68 Hawthorne Street, North East Valley, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 14