William WHITTLE

Regimental number35445
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, Thomas Whittle, Greenmeadows, Napier
Rank on embarkationDriver
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Army Service Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Embarked, 14 April 1917; disembarked, 18 April 1917; re-embarked, 26 April 1917.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 March 1918
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No 10), Colincamps, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs T. Whittle, Puketitiri, Hawke's Bay
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 15