William Henry GRAINGER

Regimental number18789
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Hannah Grainger, Doe Lea, Chesterfield, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 59 Waitemata on 26 July 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled accidentally 23 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialGommecourt Wood New Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 1), Foncquevillers, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late William and Hannah Grainger, Ault Hucknall, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 5

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