Corporal

Alfred Shakeshaft

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Edmund Shakeshaft, of 12 Wright St., Widnes, England, and the late Janet Shakeshaft.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Service Number: 
10/1649
Name:
Alfred Shakeshaft
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
26 October 1888
Place of Birth:
Lancashire, Widnes,
Next of Kin: 
Edward Shakeshaft (father), 12 Wright Street, Widnes, Lancashire, England
Date of Enlistment:
20 December 1914
Enlistment Address: 
Provincial Hotel, Wanganui, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Barman
Employer:
Provincial Hotel, Wanganui
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 1 Battalion, 7 (Wellington West Coast) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
24 October 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 17
HMNZT 18
HMNZT 19
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (27 March 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Alfred Shakeshaft
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