William James CLARK

Regimental number8/3886
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, J Clark, Tramway Road, South Invercargill
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 4 March 1916
The Infantry component of the 10th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Willochra' and 'Tofua'. It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 24 September 1916
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No 14), Mericourt-l'Abbe, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs James Clark, Tramway Road, South Invercargill, New Zealand
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 17

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