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William Alexander MCNAUGHTON

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:54:19+00:00
Date of birth28 August 1896
Date of death05 May 1917
Mothers nameFrances (née Simpson)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameJames George McNaughton
Parents place of marriageDunedin, New Zealand
SiblingsIsabella Frances (m 1913 Wright), George Gordon (b 1889 also served WW1, Regimental Number 25/791), Ellen Rubina (Ruby, b 1894), Frank Herbert (b 1898, a Home Guardsman in WW11)
Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereMaple Leaf Cemetery, Belgium. G. 2
AwardsBritish War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthDunedin, Otago, New Zealand
OccupationDriver
Place of deathBelgium
Date of arrival overseas27 July 1916
Theatres of warWestern Europe 1916 - 1917
Place of embarkationon "Tofua"
SurnameMCNAUGHTON
War memorialShannon, Levin, Weraroa Peace Gates
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesWilliam Alexander
Place of arrival overseasDevonport, England
SchoolGeorge St Dunedin; Mornington Dunedin
WarsWW1
Service number22846
ReligionChurch of England
Date enlisted07 February 1916
Final rankRifleman
Regiment or service1st Bn 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade/"F" Coy 13th Reinforcements
Embarkation date29 May 1916
User reference7.23

Employer: RL Tippler, Shannon.

Next of Kin: Father at 29 Hope St, Dunedin.

Hair: Dk Brown Eyes: Hazel

Height: 5'9½" Weight: 11st

Complexion: Fair

Had been in the Territorials.

Age on enlistment: 20 years 5 months. (William gave his birth year as 1895 when he enlisted so he was 20 years and 6 months old, when in fact he was a year younger having been born in 1896).

Thankyou to Allan McNaughton for sharing information and sending the photograph of William.

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