William Henry FOLEY

Regimental number25/1724
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, John Foley, Saies, Totara North, Whangaroa
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 2nd Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
Members of G Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahitit'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to identify on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 16 February 1916
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialY Farm Military Cemetery (Row K, Grave No 8), Bois-Grenier, nr Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: John Foley, Saies, North Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 9

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