George Ambler WIDDOWSON

Regimental number23/1235
AddressWhenuakura
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, George Widdowson, Manor House, Swator, Falkingham, Lincolnshire, England
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 10 October 1915
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Leeds University Roll of Honour, England. Parents: George and Clara Judith Widdowson, Swater Manor House, Billinborough, Lincolnshire, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/1st NZRB