William John FIFE

Regimental number46573
Date of birth10 November 1895
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 6.25"
Weight115 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Fife, 365 St Asaph Street, Christchurch
Previous military serviceServed in A Company, 1st Bn, Canterbury Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date8 December 1916
Place of enlistmentChristchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Turakina on 26 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Corona Fife, 365 St Asaph Street, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1917; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 16 September 1917.

Wounded and believed killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 3 November 1917, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 11
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21002689

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