William URQUHART

Regimental number2/2925
OccupationShipwright
Next of kinFather, W G Urquhart, Waterview Road, Devonport, Auckland
Rank on embarkationGunner
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Howitzer Battery Ammunition Column for No 6 Howitzer Battery (2nd Field Artillery Brigade)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 4 March 1916
The Field Artillery component of the 10th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Willochra' and 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 21