Gunner

Frank Blakely Highman

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James Henry and Elizabeth Highman, of 119, County Rd., Rona Bay, Eastbourne, Wellington, New Zealand. Native of England. Also served in Samoa with New Zealand Field Engineers.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
2/1924
Name:
Frank Blakely Highman
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J.H. Highman (mother), Kai Ora, Queen's Drive, Lyall Bay, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Lyall Bay, Wellington, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
20 June 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
5th Reinforcements
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessels:

Moeraki or Monowai
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Frank Blakely Highman
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