William McCathie FAITHFULL

Regimental number28868
Date of birth21 March 1884
Place of birthWaiwera
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBush contractor
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 10"
Weight169 lbs
Next of kinBrother, A Faithfull, Ohaeawai, Bay of Islands
Enlistment date25 June 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 2 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialHebuterne Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No 3), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Jane C. Faithfull, Ohaeawai, Bay of Islands
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 11 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp.Proceeded overseas to France, 1 February 1917; marched in to Base Depot, Etaples, 5 February 1917.

Joined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 22 February 1917.

Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wound, back), and admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance, and transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 8 General Hospital, Rouen, 9 June 1917; to England, 15 June 1917, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 16 June 1917; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 22 June 1917; discharged to NZ Convalescent Depot, Codford, 27 June 1917; marched in to Sling Camp, 23 July 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 20 August 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 11 October 1917.

Killed in action, 2 May 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 16
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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