William Augustus CALDWELL

Regimental number13727
OccupationSlaughterman
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Caldwell, Clive, Hawke's Bay
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Augustus and Elizabeth Caldwell; Wife: Mary Caldwell, Heretaunga Street, Petone, Wellington. Native of Clive, Hawke's Bay. Served in the South African Campaign.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 31

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