Walter Eric Dowden

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Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Dowden, of Tennyson St., Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

NZ Births Registration # 1892/17851 - 22OCT1892. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
133019
Name:
Walter Eric Dowden
Date of Birth:
22 October 1892
Place of Birth:
Auckland,
Next of Kin: 
Richard Ridings Dowden (father), Tennyson Street, Birkenhead, Auckland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Employer:
Maxwell, Kio Kio
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 2 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
19 February 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
22 February 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 41
Vessel:
Waihora
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (31 March 1916)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VII. E. 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Walter Eric Dowden
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