William Peter TAYLOR

Regimental number34947
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinFather, S Taylor, Totara, Oamaru
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Athenic on 30 December 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 14 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialMeteren Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row M, Grave No 327), nr Bailleul, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Simon and Helen Taylor, Kia Ora, Oamaru
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 6