William Cecil TRAVIS

Regimental number49031
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationCommercial traveller
Next of kinWife, Mrs Marie Travis, 181 Armagh Street, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, G Company (Second Part)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 95 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 19 November 1917
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 14), Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward Hall Travis and Marget Travis; Wife: Mary Travis, 52, Olliviers Road, Linwood, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 23

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