Wilfred GOWLAND

Regimental number28464
OccupationGardener
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Gowland, c/o Mrs Meharry, Stanley Road, Gisborne
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 12th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 6), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Emily Gowland, 85 Cobham Street, Spreydon, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 24