William GILLESPIE

Regimental number23167
Place of birthWaimate
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Gillespie, North Road, Oamaru
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 26 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialAchiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row G, Grave No 12), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Sarah S. Gillespie, North Road, Oamaru, and the late James John Gillespie
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 35