Private

Lytton Alphonse Ditely

Conflict: 
Anglo Boer War
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Lytton Ditely appears in some Rolls of Honour as dying in the Boer War.  He did, however, survive the Boer War - and WW1.This was due to mistaken press reports at the time, and not any official casualty report.

 

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Name:
Lytton Alphonse Ditely
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Elizabeth Ditely (wife), Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Akaroa, New Zealand
Unit:
New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, 7 Contingent

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
18 January 1934
Day of Death:
Thursday
Conflict: 
Anglo Boer War

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Ditely appear on some lists as a casualty in the South African War. In fact he was only wounded and lived to serve in the army in WW1. He was discharg
Lytton Alphonse Ditely
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