William BOSWELL

Regimental number10/2866
Other NamesBOSWORTH
AddressMain Street, Pahiatua
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinUncle, E Boswell, Highfield Street, Anstey, Leicestershire, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Members of the Wellington Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua', and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late John Thomas and Elizabeth Bosworth
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Seventh

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