Lance Corporal

Arthur Irwin Rea

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and the late Elizabeth Rea, of Victoria, Australia. Also served in Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/473
Name:
Arthur Irwin Rea
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Amelia Langdon (aunt), 78 Earn Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
78 Earn Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 June 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

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

HMNZT 5
HMNZT 9
Vessel:
Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N. 3.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Arthur Irwin Rea
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