Private

William McIlwraith Rose

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Catherine Louisa Rose, of 24, Grange Rd., Mount Eden, Auckland, and the late Francis Rose. Native of Tirau, Waikato.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
26920
Name:
William McIlwraith Rose
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Frank Rose (brother), Storekeeper, Tirau, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Driver
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion, 6 (Hauraki) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
04 October 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
25 September 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 64
Vessel:
Devon
Destination:
Devonport, England (21 November 1916)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 1.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William McIlwraith Rose
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