William Cunningham ARTHUR-WORSOP

Regimental number12961
Date of birth8 January 1874
Place of birthOtago
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation41
Height5' 6.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Kerr Arthur-Worsop, 22 Argyle Street, Wanganui
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1/12/1915
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 53 Navua on 6 May 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateCommenced return to New Zealand
Discharge date31 January 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Paparoa', 8 August 1918; discharged (medically unfit: broncho pneumonia), 30 January 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death20 April 1948 Christchurch
Age at death74
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 22
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21893100

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