Lance Corporal

Walter George Ormsby

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George and Christine Ormsby, of Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand. Native of Greymouth, New Zealand Also served in Egypt.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/248
Name:
Walter George Ormsby
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
20 January 1898
Place of Birth: 
Greymouth, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
George Ormsby (father), Gonville Avenue, Wanganui, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
2 Hayes Street, Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
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: 
18
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:
HMNZT 30
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (15 November 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. E. 28.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Walter George Ormsby
Images
More information
  • Files must be less than 100 MB.
  • Allowed file types: png gif jpg jpeg.
Files
More information
  • Files must be less than 100 MB.
  • Allowed file types: txt pdf doc.