Sergeant

William Stewart Brien

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Jessie Brien, of Waimate, Timaru, New Zealand, and the late Robert Brien. Also served at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
6/1785
Name:
William Stewart Brien
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
28 October 1888
Place of Birth:
Canterbury, Waimate,
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Jessie Brien (mother), Junction Road, Waimate
Date of Enlistment:
07 January 1915
Enlistment Address: 
Shearman Street, Waimate, New Zealand|Unknown address
Occupation on Enlistment:
Carpenter
Employer:
John Menzies, Waimate
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion, 2 Company

Casualty Details

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

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

4th Reinforcements
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessels:

Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Willochra or Tofua
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
D. 14.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Stewart Brien
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