William ANDERSON

Regimental number80719
OccupationPurser
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Anderson, 2 Yale Road, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 42nd Reinforcements, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Tofua on 1 August 1918
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 2 August 1918.
Final rankRifleman
Final unitNew Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of disease 31 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialCannock Chase War Cemetery (Plot 1, Row A, Grave No 6), Staffordshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs. M. Anderson, 2 Yale Road, Wellington
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 88, p. 10