William GILLON

Regimental number51518
OccupationDrainlayer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Gillon, 111 Adelaide Road, Wellington
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 13 December 1917
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 36

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