Walter WOODWARD

Regimental number42250
Date of birth29 June 1891
Place of birthDargaville
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 7.5"
Weight162 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs W Woodward, Maungatapere
Enlistment date12 December 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 30th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 13 October 1917
Members of B Company, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 30th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on 13 October 1917 on two ships, HMNZTs 'Corinthic' and 'Arawa'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 24 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot XII, Row A, Grave No 2), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter and Hannah Woodward, Maungatapere
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 13 October 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 8 December 1917; marched into Sling Camp, 9 December 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 14 April 1918; joined 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 22 February 1918.

Admitted to hospital, 2 July 1918 (no details recorded); rejoined Bn, 7 July 1918.

Killed in action, 24 August 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 72, p. 9
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22022215