William Marinus SORRENSON

Regimental number20441
OccupationBushman
Next of kinMother, Mrs E K Sorrenson, Kaiwaiwai, Featherston
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcement, J Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Navua on 20 August 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 31 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Nicolai and Emily Kate Sorrenson, Kawaiwai, Featherston, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 21

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