Rifleman

Walter Richardson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Born at Leith, Scotland. Son of William and Mary Richardson, Craighouse, Brown'S, Southland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
32900
Name:
Walter Richardson
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs W. Richardson (mother), 14 Bowling-green Street, Leith, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Ploughman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
09 August 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
15 November 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 68
HMNZT 69
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Plymouth or Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
D. 19.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Walter Richardson
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