William John FRANCIS

Regimental number8/3260
AddressOmokoroa, Tauranga
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs A M Francis, 7 Trinity Road, Folkestone, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on board Willochra on 14 November 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 17 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row C, Grave No 33), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Washington Francis and Adelaide Francis, Warrenpoint, Co Down, Ireland; Wife: Margaret Armelle Mary Francis, 'Villa Cintra', Tor Church Road, Torquay, Devon, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Eighth