William WALKER

Regimental number42602
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, W Walker, Pyramid Siding, Southland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ruapehu on 14 March 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 24 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialGommecourt Wood New Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 16), Foncquevillers, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary Walker, Otama
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 16

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