| Regimental number | 10982 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Victoria, Australia |
| True Name | WARD, William Ruben |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Next of kin | Sister, Miss S Ward, Lake House, Rotorua |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on embarkation | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 51 Ulimaroa on |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs W.H. Ward, 34 Station Place, Glenhuntly, Victoria, Australia |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 1 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 9 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 August 1916; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 3 October 1916, and posted to B Company. Appointed Lance Corporal, 8 November 1916. Appointed Temporary Corporal, 11 May 1917; relinquished appointment as Temporary Corporal, 28 May 1917. Admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, 14 June 1917; transferred to 7th Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 16 June 1917; to 51st General Hospital, Etaples, 18 June 1917 (venereal disease); to Base Depot, Etaples, 28 June 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 28 August 1917. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | No Attestation or Medical Form on file. |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 18 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22015912 |