William Simon GILLANDERS

Regimental number55050
OccupationSheep farmer
Next of kinWife, Mrs M A Gillanders, 1 Rugby Street, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements (Second Draft), J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 90 Ulimaroa on 26 July 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Reinforcements
FateAccidentally killed (railway accident) 24 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialPlymouth (Efford) Cemetery (General. C. 4273), Devon, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: M.A. Gillanders, 1 Rugby Street, Christchurch
Other details

War service: England

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 36

Print format