William DORRICOTT

Regimental number41315
Date of birth5 October 1889
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 9"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ruth Dorricott, Waihi
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 October 1916
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ruapehu on 14 March 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st 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
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Ruth Dorricott, Hobsonville, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 14 March 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 21 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 21 June 1917; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 9 July 1917, and posted to C Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 32
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20998110

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