William Richard WINGETT

Regimental number48312
Date of birth20 March 1888
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 8"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Wingett, 56 Albert Road, North Woolwich, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 March 1917
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on 26 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialPasschendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XII, Row E, Grave No 8), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry (b. Northampton, England) and Minnie Elizabeth (b. Kent, England) Wingett, 12 Robert Street, North Woolwich, London, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 23 September 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 8 October 1917, and posted to 14th Company.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 21 May 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, Belle Vue Spur, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 22
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22021362

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