Private

Walter Harold Percy Sangwell

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Isabella Sangwell, of 258, Palmerston Rd., Gisborne. Born at Westport.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/2746
Name:
Walter Harold Percy Sangwell
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J. Sangwell (father), Westport, New Zealand|Mrs J. Sangwell (mother), Chamberlain Street, Westport, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Nydia Bay, Pelorus Sound, New Zealand|Unknown address
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Railway porter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Amiens
Date of Death:
05 April 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

6th Reinforcements
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
HMNZT 68
Vessels:

Willochra or Tofua
Maunganui
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Walter Harold Percy Sangwell
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