William DEWAR

Regimental number26067
Date of birth20 August 1894
Place of birthFifeshire, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBlacksmith
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 8"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, W Dewar, Cairn Lodge, Fifeshire, Scotland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date29 May 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 11th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on 25 September 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 25 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 21 November 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 7 January 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 7 February 1917, and posted to C Company.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 25 August 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 31
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20996979

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