William ROSS

Regimental number51781
OccupationGold miner
Next of kinFather, Charles Ross, Arrowtown, Otago
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Tahiti on 12 July 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of disease 4 November 1918
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialNiederzwehren Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row K, Grave No 19), Germany
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Margaret Ross, Arrowtown. Native of Macetown
Other details

War service: Western Front

Died as a Prisoner of War.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 13