Wilfred Edward CLAUSEN

Regimental number44930
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Kari Clausen, Aubrey Street, Whangarei
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, Specialists Company, Machine Gun Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
The Machine Gun Section of the 29th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (SS 'Mokoia', 13 August 1917, and SS 'Ruahine', 15 August 1917). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 2 May 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Kari Clausen, Holly Bank, Marton, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 24