Private

Hector Laws

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. R. C. Laws, of 13, Enfield Rd., Napier, New Zealand.

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

Public Contributions:

Uncle Hector signed up almost immediately for WW1 but the Wellington regiment was full so he was transferred to the Otago Regiment despite coming from Napier, Hawkes Bay. I only ever heard that he ha... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/728
Name:
Hector Laws
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
24 December 1894
Next of Kin: 
Mrs R.C. Laws (mother), 13 Enfield Road, Napier, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
50 Ellice Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
27 September 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 5
HMNZT 9
Vessel:
Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXV. C. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Hector Laws
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