William CROY

Regimental number28859
OccupationPloughman
Next of kinMother, Mrs R Croy, Holm Afgumbister, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialPasschendaele New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row C, Grave No 30), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Mary Croy, of Fingeo, Stronsay, Orkney
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 15

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