Rifleman

William Dorricott

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. Ruth Dorricott, of Hobsonville, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
41315
Name:
William Dorricott
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
11 October 1889
Place of Birth: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Ruth Dorricott (mother), Waihi, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Fearnley's Coffee Palace, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 March 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 79
Vessel:
Ruapehu
Destination:
Devonport, England (21 May 1917)

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 7.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Dorricott
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