William DANKS

Regimental number2/527
AddressPiopio, Te Kuiti
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, John Danks, 88 Tasman Street, Wellington
Rank on embarkationDriver
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Final rankDriver
Final unitNo 1 Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of wounds 21 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialAIF Burial Ground (Plot I, Row E, Grave No 26), Flers, France
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Parents: John and Emily Danks, Marine Parade, Eastbourne, Wellington
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Main Body

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