Stephen Robert William Bomford

Corporal

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of William Harold Bomford L.R.C.S.I., L.R.C.P.I., and of Bessie Kathleen Bomford, of Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand B.Sc.

References:

CWGC

Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:

John Hamilton Bomford, Brother, Killed in aircraft accident 28/10/1942

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Nurses from 2 New Zealand General Hospital at Kantara placing wreaths in the cemetery at El Ballah, Egypt, circa 23 October 1943, after three New Zealanders from the Hospital were killed in a car accident. Photograph taken by George Robert Bull.

Caption from Defence Archive file print reads: "...three nurses and a Corporal of that hospital were buried as a result of a motor accident on the canal road between Ishmalia and Port Said. The victims were Pte Miss P A [Patricia Ann] Morrissey (Port Ahuriri), Pte Miss M [Margaret] O McAnulty (Eketahuna), Pte Miss M [Mary] Innes (Masterton) and Corp SRW Bomford (Takapuna). "[Image and text from the collection of the National Archives, retrieved 25/11/2021]

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Casualty

Service Number:

38205

Name:

Stephen Robert William Bomford

Rank:

Corporal

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Medical Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidental death

Date of Death:

21 October 1943

Day of Death:

Thursday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Moascar War Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

1. D. 8.

Cemetery Location:

Egypt