Acting Bombardier
Hubert James Ricketts
Conflict:
WW1
Additional Information:
Son of John and Eliza Ricketts, of 17, Russell St., Port Nelson, New Zealand. Also served at Samoa and Egypt. Born at Nelson, New Zealand.
References:
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Casualty
Service Number:
2/1664
Name:
Hubert James Ricketts Rank:
Acting Bombardier
Date of Birth:
22 November 1893
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address:
Russell Street, Nelson, New Zealand
Armed Force:
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 6 Howitzer Battery
Casualty Details
Cause of Death:
Died in burning gunpit, saving comrades
Date of Death:
04 October 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death:
23
Conflict:
WW1
Cemetery
Cemetery:
Cemetery Reference:
I. G. 31.
Cemetery Location:
France