William TAVENDALE

Regimental number7/132
AddressWaihao Forks
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinD Tavendale, Waihao Forks, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationTrooper
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 rankTrooper
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of wounds 27 June 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialCanterbury Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 5), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Jessie Tavendale (youngest son)
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body