Gunner

Alban Thomas Franklin

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Eliza Franklin, of Sandy Bay, Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand; husband of Edith May Franklin, of 19, Merton Rd., Kensington, London, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
7/2093
Name:
Alban Thomas Franklin
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
T.A. Franklin (father), Sandy Bay, Nelson, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 1 Brigade, 15 Howitzer Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
19 October 1918
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
D. 16.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Alban Thomas Franklin
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