Corporal

William Francis Woolley

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Frank and Jane Woolley, of Koromiko, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
22902
Name:
William Francis Woolley
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
17 July 1897
Place of Birth:
Picton (registration), Marlborough, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Carrie Woolley (stepmother), Koromiko, Marlborough
Religion:
Anglican
Date of Enlistment:
10 January 1916
Locality on Enlistment: 
Picton, Marlborough
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Cheese Factory Hand
Employer:
Greytown Cooperative Dairy Company
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion, 4 (Otago) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
03 April 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
27 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 54
HMNZT 55
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth or Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VI. E. 22.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Francis Woolley
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