Rifleman

Augustus Albert Vernon

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Henry George and Annie Alice Bertha Restieaux Vernon, of 466, Cargill Rd., Dunedin. Native of Waimate.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
24/1251
Name:
Augustus Albert Vernon
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
05 December 1894
Place of Birth: 
Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Annie Vernon (mother), Chaucer Street, Milton, Otago, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Chaucer Street, Milton, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Hairdresser
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion, A Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Switch Trench Flers
Date of Death:
15 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Advance Party, 2nd New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
18 September 1915
Transport:
HMNZT 29
Vessel:
Waitemata
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Augustus Albert Vernon
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