William BUCK

Regimental number23/1944
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinSister, Mrs Becconsall, Denbigh Street, Feilding
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 5th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
5th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, E Company, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Fate12 September 1918
Place of burialGouzeaucourt New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row F, Grave No 7), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary Buck, 8 Alfred Street, Preston, Lancashire, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 2