William SCHRECK

Regimental number54604
Place of birthSt Marys, Tasmania, Australia
OccupationCheesemaker
Next of kinUncle, K Rothe, Riverlea, Taranaki
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements (First Draft), H Company (Part)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
H Company, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, left on two ships, HMNZT 89 'Waitemata' on 14 July 1917, and HMNZT 90 'Ulimaroa' on 26 July 1917. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialMetz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 1), Metz-en-Couture, Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hermann William and Florence Elizabeth Schreck, New Road, Franklin, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Native of St Marys, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 21

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