William James STRATTON

Regimental number15794
OccupationFactory hand
Next of kinFather, G J Stratton, Levin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 29 July 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 6), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George John and Cathrine Sarah Stratton, Weraroa Road, Levin, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 23