William ROSS

Regimental number45128
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFriend, William Dalgleish, Puerua, Otago
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 14 April 1917
HMNZT 'Pakeha' embarked 14 April 1917; disembarked 18 April 1917; re-embarked and left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 10 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXX, Row B, Grave No 8), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Adopted son of Mrs Mary Ross
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 9

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