Rifleman

Richard Telford

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mary Murray Telford, of Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland, and the late Mark Telford; husband of Alexina B. Robertson Telford, of Sandhead House, Sandhead, Wigtownshire, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/2140
Name:
Richard Telford
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A.B. Telford (wife), Schoolhouse, Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Draper
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
41
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Richard Telford
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