William Lightfoot VINE

Regimental number6/2309
Address49 Russe Street, Westport
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinSister, Miss K S Vine, Lombard Street, Palmerston North
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 23 June 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Adoptive mother: Mrs E. Cripps, Auckland
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fifth

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