William Bannantyne FRASER-TYTLER

Regimental number10/4453
Date of birth8 November 1875
Place of birthInverness, Scotland
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Height5' 4.5"
Weight112 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Emma Josephine Fraser-Tytler, Weld Street, Blenheim
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 November 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 26 April 1917
Discharge date4 August 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Tainui', 26 April 1917; discharged (medically unfit: contusion of knee), 4 August 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 8
Archives New Zealand (wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21005032

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