Lance Corporal

William Arthur Dillon

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Elizabeth V. Dillon, of Tinui Station, Masterton, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
20311
Name:
William Arthur Dillon
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E. Dillon (mother), Tinui Station, Tinui, Masterton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Shepherd
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
04 October 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
21 August 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 62
Vessel:
Mokoia
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. A. 26.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Arthur Dillon
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