William SPENCER

Regimental number23/1820
OccupationGardener
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ruth Spencer, 16 Claughton Street, Burnleigh, Lancashire, England
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 38 Tahiti on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 21 September 1916
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 44), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Ruth Spencer, 16 Claughton Street, Burnley, Lancs., England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 15, p. 5