Private

William Torrance

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Agnes Torrance, of Cromwell. Born at Bannockburn, Otago. Served in Egypt, 1915-16, and on the Western Front, 1916-17.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
17/201
Name:
William Torrance
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A. Torrance (mother), Dawson Street, Reefton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Carlton, Masterton, New Zealand
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Suicide
Date of Death:
10 January 1920
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Vessel:
Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
William Torrance
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