William Herbert BRYAN

Regimental number28425
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinFather, W H Bryan, Awahuri
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company, left New Zealand on board two ships: HMNZT 'Tofua' (11 October 1916) and HMNZT 'Willochra' (16 October 1916). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 11 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialYpres Reservoir Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No 17), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Elizabeth Bryan, Awahuri, Feilding
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 33