William TIMMINS

Regimental number25/1211
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, J Timmins, Te Aroha
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
A Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, left Wellington on board three ships (HMNZT 42 'Ulimaroa', HMNZT 43 'Mokoia', and HMNZT 44 'Navua'), It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 16 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No 65), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Kate Timmins, Somerstown, Te Aroha
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 5

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