William James DE BLOIS

Regimental number38137
OccupationSawmill hand
Next of kinWife, Mrs A M De Blois, 26 Taupo Quay, Wanganui
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Navua on 16 February 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 9 September 1917
Place of burialBirr Cross Roads Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 23), nr Ieper, Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 31