Willis Robert STROUD

Regimental number46497
Date of birth9 January 1883
Place of birthEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWindow cleaner
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 6"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinFather, F W Stroud, 23 Newton Road, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 December 1916
Place of enlistmentAuckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick William and Mary Jane Stroud, 15 Victoria Crescent, High Park, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 September 1917; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rfle Brigade, in the field, 16 September 1917, and posted to A Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 37
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7822419

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