Private

Richard Ransfield

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and and Mrs. Haimona Ranapiri, of Ohau. Born at Otaki. Served in Egypt, 1915-16, at Gallipoli, and on the Western Front. The headstone uses the Maori version of the surname, RANAPIRI, rather than RANSFIELD.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
16/288
Name:
Richard Ransfield
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Haimona Ranapiri, Ohau, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Ohau, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Unit:
New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
15 October 1917
Day of Death:
Monday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
1st Maori Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:
HMNZT 20
Vessel:
Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Richard Ransfield
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