Second Lieutenant

Francis Gerald Russell

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Herbert H. Russell and Rachel Russell, of New Zealand and Torquay.

References:
  • Martyn (2008)
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Name:
Francis Gerald Russell
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
England
Next of Kin: 
Herbert Russell (father), Torquay, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Tunanui, Hastings, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal Flying Corps, Royal Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
28 January 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Vessel:
Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (28 January 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. K. 15.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Francis Gerald Russell
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