Private

George Woodward Hovell

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles W. and Mary Hovell (née Te Aurere), of Coromandel, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Casualty

Service Number: 
16/556
Name:
George Woodward Hovell
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
28 January 1898
Next of Kin: 
C W Hovell JP (father), Kennedy Bay, Coromandel
Date of Enlistment:
28 January 1915
Enlistment Address: 
Coromandel, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Employer:
Parents, Kennedy Bay, Coromandel
Unit:
New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion

Casualty Details

Date of Death:
20 October 1915
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
18
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
1st Maori Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:
HMNZT 20
Vessel:
Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
52. 33511 D.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
George Woodward Hovell
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