Private

Arnold Edwin Wells

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Jabey and Elizabeth Wells, of Black Point, Pelorus Sound. Native of Marlborough.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
5/289A
Name:
Arnold Edwin Wells
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
02 February 1894
Place of Birth: 
Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Elizabeth Wells (mother), Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 August 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
Vessel:
Tahiti or Athenic
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (3 December 1914)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Arnold Edwin Wells
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