William FLOWERS

Regimental number42797
OccupationCoal miner
Next of kinBrother, C Flowers, Pakawau via Collingwood, Nelson
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Embarked, 14 April 1917; disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 22 November 1917
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Special Memorial, Plot IX, Row AA, Grave No 8), Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Charles Flowers, Pakawau, Collingwood, Nelson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 4

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