William George ALLINGTON

Regimental number10288
Date of birth27 January 1887
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Height5' 6"
Weight159 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Allington, 15 Royal Terrace, Kingsland, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 January 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Wellington Infantry Battalion, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Mokoia on 6 May 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitNo 9 (Hawke's Bay) Company, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row E, Grave No. 12), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Nellie Allington, Richardson Road, Mount Albert, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 6 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 24 June 1916.

Embarked Alexandria, 26 July1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France from Sling Camp, 20 September 1916.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 16 June 1917.

Killed in action, 4 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Note: Form B103 is very faint: some dates are tentative.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 7
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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