William WALKER

Regimental number24/1848
OccupationShepherd
Next of kinFather, James Walker, Maraekakaho, Hastings
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit10 (North Otago) Company, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 37), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: James Walker, Maraekakaho, Hawke's Bay
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 15, p. 7

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