William ANDERSON

Regimental number52552
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinMother, Mrs B Anderson, Staveley, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, G Company (Part)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 87 Tahiti on 12 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialCourcelles-au-Bois Communal Cemetery Extension (Row F, Grave No 7), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Barbara Anderson, Staveley, Canterbury (only son)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 39