William Henry DUKES

Regimental number26254
OccupationLineman
Next of kinWife, Mrs W H Dukes, Omihi, North Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 4 November 1918
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialTidworth Military Cemetery (Row C, Grave no 346), Wiltshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: the late James Dukes, Timaru; Wife: Alice Dukes, 920 Colombo Street, Christchurch
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 11