William John BURGESS

Regimental number25361
OccupationDriver
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann Burgess, Edinburgh Street, Newton, Auckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 29 July 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unitA Company, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No 33), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mary Ann Burgess, 3 Mackay Street, Auckland, and the late Benjamin Burgess
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 32

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