Walter William BROOMFIELD

Regimental number21480
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, Theo Broomfield, Gisborne
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Navua on 20 August 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 28 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialLijessenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXVI, Row A, Grave No 17), Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 37