William Henry WINTER

Regimental number10/524
Date of birth15 September 1879
Place of birthMasterton
ReligionMethodist
OccupationSoldier
AddressPahiatua
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 10"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Marion Winter, Pahiatua
Previous military serviceMasterton Rifle Volunteers (10 years); New Zealand Permanent Staff (2 years 3 months)
Enlistment date22 August 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
Rank on embarkationSergeant Major
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankSergeant Major
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 17), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Wife: Mrs Marian Winter, High Street, Masterton
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Admitted to No.15 Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 1 July 1915 (debility); rejoined unit, Anzac, 12 July 1915.

Posted missing, 8 August 1915.

Now, 22 August 1915, reported as 'killed in action, 8 August 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Age at death35
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 122021440