William Thomas WOTTEN

Regimental number63081
Place of birthChristchurch
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, T Wotten, Ashton, Ashburton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 31st Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 22 November 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 5 September 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Rank entered as Rifleman on CWGC site.
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialSt Sever Cemetery Extension (Section Q, Plot IV, Row G, Grave No 18), Rouen, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Mary Ann Wotten, Ashton, Ashburton
Family/military connectionsBrother: 24/938 Lance Corporal Frank Cecil WOTTEN CdeG, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 13 July 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 15

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