William Alexander DURIE

Regimental number31826
OccupationFitter
Next of kinMother, Mrs M A Durie, Durie Hill, Wanganui
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 68 Maunganui on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankRifleman
Final unitH Company, 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 3 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No 7), Polygon Wood, Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 32

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