William DOUGLAS

Regimental number29750
OccupationSeaman
Next of kinFriend, Miss H C Brettell, 104 Highgate, Roslyn, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 12th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPte
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 6 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXXIII, Row D, Grave No 7), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Neil and Ellen Douglas, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 24