Corporal

William Somerville

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Isabella E. Somerville, of Milburn, Otago, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
54164
Name:
William Somerville
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs I.E. Somerville (mother), Milburn, Otago, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Law clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 September 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 July 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 88
Vessel:
Athenic
Destination:
Liverpool, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VII. E. 16.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Somerville
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