Francis Moss Boord

Quartermaster Sergeant

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Francis Moss Boord and Agnes Jane Boord, of Rotorua.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"A motor-car accident which occurred on the Rotorua-Tauranga road on Monday had a fatal sequel to-day, when Quartermaster-Sergeant Francis Moss Boord, aged 30, of the Burnham Military Camp, died of the injuries he received. The car, which was driven by deceased's brother, Raymond Boord, a soldier encamped at Ngaruawahia, struck a bank on the side of the road and overturned. Deceased, who was on leave, at the time, received serious back injuries, from which he died to-day. An inquest was opened before the district coroner. Mr. F. W. Piatts. today. Evidence was given by deceased's father. Mr. F. M. Boord. of Rotorua, and by Dr. C. Cook, of the Waikato Hospital staff. Dr. Cook said deceased died from a dislocated neck. The inquest was adjourned." [New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23618, 30 March 1940, Page 12]

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Casualty

Service Number:

11369

Name:

Francis Moss Boord

Rank:

Quartermaster Sergeant

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

Mrs A.J. Boord (mother), Rotorua, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Motor Vehicle Accident

Date of Death:

29 March 1940

Day of Death:

Friday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Rotorua Public Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Public Area 8. 53. 2.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand