William GOSS

Regimental number11649
Date of birth8 August 1870
Place of birthCornwall, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBootmaker
Height5' 3.5"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinSister-in-law, Mrs Annie Goss, 29 Duncan Street, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 1 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 13 December 1916
Age at death from cemetery records48
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 5A), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Joseph Henry Goss, Cornwall, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 1 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 9 June 1916.

Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 22 July 1916 (haemorrhoids); transferred to 27th General Hospital, Abbassia, 24 July 1916; discharged to duty, 17 August 1916.

Embarked Alexandria for England, 27 August 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France from Sling Camp, 19 September 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 3 October 1916.

Admitted to No 8 Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, 5 December 1916 (bronchitis).

Died of disease, 11 December 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 9
Archives New Zealand (Wellington Office), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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