William Percival ABRAHAM

Regimental number7/152
AddressBank of New Zealand, Kaikoura
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Edward Abraham, Kaikoura, Marlborough
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles
FateKilled in Action 6-7 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burial7th Field Ambulance Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 7), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Mary Abraham, Kaikoura
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1