William ALLISON

Regimental number25/575
Date of birth6 November 1890
Place of birthInvercargill
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCook and baker
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24.9
Height5' 9"
Weight165 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Jimina Janet Hislop Allison, c/o Mrs J McNeil, Ellis Road, Invercargill South
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 October 1915
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 15 August 1917
Discharge date13 December 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Devonport on board SS 'Tofua', 15 August 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 13 December 1917.

War service: 2 years 62 days (of which 1 year 353 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 September 1953 Christchurch
Age at death62
Place of burialInvercargill (Eastern) Cemetery
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 14
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22270905

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