Carl William WITTING

Regimental number23/2597
OccupationSawmiller
Next of kinFather, A Witting, Melbourne Street, North Invercargill
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 5th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
5th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, E Company, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 16 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Albert William and Elizabeth Witting, 11 Melbourne street, Invercargill, Southland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 2