Private

Norman William Leslie Absolum

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Abraham and Georgjean Absolum, of Battery Rd., Napier. Born at Ross, Greymouth.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
42731
Name:
Norman William Leslie Absolum
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Abraham Absolum (father), Cambridge, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Bank clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Mailly-Maillet
Date of Death:
26 March 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
33
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 April 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 84
Vessel:
Turakina
Destination:
Plymouth, England (20 July 1917)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Norman William Leslie Absolum
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