William SANFORD

Regimental number21613
True NameSANFORD, Hugh William Hamilton
OccupationRailway employee
Next of kinMother, Mrs F Sanford, 40 Richmond Terrace, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 62 Mokoia on 21 August 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 22 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row N, Grave No 1), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Surname incorrectly recorded on CWGC site as SANDFORD. Commemorated on Addington Workshops Roll of Honour, Ferrymead, Christchurch. Parents: F. and Maryann Sandford, 40 Richmond Terrace, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 15

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