William Walden GRANTHAM

Regimental number36513
OccupationMotor mechanic
Next of kinSister, Mrs J Anderson, 54 Straven Road, Lower Riccarton, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Specialist Company, Machine Gun Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
Members of the Specialists Company left New Zealand on board three ships(HMNZT 'Mokoia', 13 February 1917; HMNZT 'Navua', 16 February 1917; and HMNZT 'Aparima', 16 February 1917). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNo 5 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateKilled in Action 13 January 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialAeroplane Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No 30), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: the late Robert Walden Grantham, Lyttleton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 23

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