William James GILL

Regimental number10/2617
Place of birthEngland
Addressc/o Dr Watson, High Street, Bulls
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, W J Gill, Castel, Guernsey Island
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 August 1915
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 19 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot IV, Row M, Grave No 2), Colincamps, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William James and Harriet Ann Gill, Varendes Nursery, Guernsey, Channel Islands
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Sixth