William DARNILL

Regimental number8/358
AddressCrinan Street, Invercargill
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Darnill, Invercargill
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 27 April 1915
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialAri Burnu Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 13), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Francis William and Jane Darnill, of Invercargill, Southland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body