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:
  • CWGC
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
Next of Kin: 
J.J. Ricketts (father), Russell Street, Nelson, New Zealand
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

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 Reference: 
I. G. 31.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Hubert James Ricketts
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