William WILLIAMSON

Regimental number15272
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinWife, Mrs W Williamson, Craig Hall, Eglinton Road, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on 26 July 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unitD Company, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 10 February 1918
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 1), Polygon Wood, nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary Williamson; Wife: Alexandrina Williamson, Heriot, Otago
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 10

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