William Kenneth SCOTT

Regimental number40379
OccupationSurvey hand
Next of kinFather, William Scott, Waitekauri via Paeroa
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 80 Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 6 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialGezaincourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row K, Grave No 10), Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Bridget Scott, Paeroa Road, Waihi
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 34