William Arthur EGERTON

Regimental number12/1853
Address34 Grey Street, Auckland
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs W A Egerton, Hillcrest, Albany near Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 3 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 27), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: the late William Egerton, Manchester, England; Wife: Eleanor Osborne Egerton, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth Name recorded incorrectly on Nominal Roll as EGERTIN.

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