William Peter THURSTON

Regimental number49942
OccupationHorse trainer
Next of kinSister, Mrs Mildred Warner, 32 Holloway Road, Mitchelltown, Wellington
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 5), Colincamps, Somme, France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 38

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