William Fred DERBYSHIRE

Regimental number20974
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs W Derbyshire, Manurewa
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 10th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Aparima on 19 August 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitC Company, 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 28 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles William and Elizabeth Derbyshire, Nelson Street, Papakura, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 28