William ANDERSON

Regimental number31202
OccupationDairy farmer
Next of kinFather, William Anderson, East Kilbryde, Glasgow, Scotland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 16 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialTrois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row T, Grave No 18), Steenwerck, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Sarah Semple Anderson, Gillhall, Danel, Ayrshire. Native of Hamilton, Scotland.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 8