William CROTCH

Regimental number32633
OccupationBilliard marker
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Crotch, 96 Marlborough Road, Norwich, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D 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 unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 23 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialViesly Communal Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 7), Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Amelia Crotch, of 96 Marlborough Road, Norwich, England
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 14

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