William Allan THORN

Regimental number63237
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinWife, Mrs F Thorn, Awa, Nelson
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 31st Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 97 Tahiti on 16 November 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 14 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialBarastre Communal Cemetery (Grave No 8), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Eliza Thorn, Nelson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 9