William Struthers

1872-1972

Unit

5th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

37688

About

Born in Scotland

2 September 1872
Parents

Mother

Catherine Struthers

Father

Robert Struthers

Settled in New Zealand

1901
Live

Hometown

Tauranga
Work

Occupation

Civil Engineer

Employer

Public Works Department
Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

World War I (1914-1918)

New Zealand Tunnellers

British War Medal ribbon

British War Medal

Victory Medal ribbon

Victory Medal

Death

Died at the age of 99

31 May 1972

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5553 80/0110412, Military Personnel File.

Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.62, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 40.

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “William Struthers (1872-1972)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/810