William Charles WORTH

Regimental number49762
Date of birth15 November 1884
Place of birthEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBattery hand
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 7.5"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E R Worth, Barry Road, Waihi
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 February 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (First Draft), Specialists Company, Machine Gun Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 89 Waitemata on 14 July 1917
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 12 March 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Discharge Certificate gives final unit as New Zealand Machine Gun Corps.
Discharge date22 May 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 14 July 1917; transshipped Cape town, South Africa, 28 August 1917; disembarked Southampton, England, 25 September 1917; marched in to Sling Camp, 26 September 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 26 October 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 28 December 1917.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 February 1918 (pyrexia, unknown origin); transferred to 49th Divisional Rest Station, 23 February 1918; to 3rd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, 25 February 1918; to 55th General Hospital, Boulogne, 28 February 1918; to No 12 Convalescent Depot, 21 March 1918 (influenza); to NZ Base Depot, 19 May 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 25 May 1918.

Detached to School of Instruction, 30 June 1918; rejoined Bn from detachment, 12 July 1918.

Wounded in action, 29 July 1918 (gun shot wound, upper left arm), and admitted to No 1 NZ Field Ambulance; transferred to 29th Casualty Clearing Station, 30 July 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 22 August 1918.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 23 September 1918.

On leave to United Kingdom, 14 October 1918; rejoined Bn on leave, 6 November 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Tilbury on board HT 'Corinthic', 12 March 1919; disembarked, 22 April 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 22 May 1919.

War service: 2 years 71 days (of which 1 year 285 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsParents: Samuel & Emma WORTH (both b. England)
Date of death18 June 1967 Auckland
Age at death82
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 17
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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