Gunner

Frank Somervell Marshall

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Margaret Louisa Marshall, of 19, Alton Rd., Auckland. Born at Napier. Served in Egypt and at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Edward Robinson
Relationship to casualty: Medal Researcher
Frank Somervell Marshall was born on the 22/12/1892 in Napier NZ. A boilermaker by trade he enlisted on the 20/10/1914 to the ‘Howitzer Battery” N.Z Field Artillery (The New Zealand Army only h... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/1043
Name:
Frank Somervell Marshall
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
22 December 1892
Place of Birth:
Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Gladys Marshall (mother), c/o Mrs Coster, 116 Harrison Street, Wanganui
Religion:
Presbyterian
Date of Enlistment:
26 October 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
116 Harrison Street, Whanganui
Place of Enlistment: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Boilermaker
Employer:
Westwood and Wright, Whanganui
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
28 February 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1
Date of Discharge: 
03 October 1916

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Vessel:
Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
C.1.26.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Frank Somervell Marshall
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