Rifleman

William Benjamin Kitson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Kitson, of 13, Phillips St., Ponsonby, Auckland. Born at Sydney, Australia. Served in Egypt, 1915-16, and on the Western Front.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/486
Name:
William Benjamin Kitson
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
H. Kitson (father), Church Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Railway Hotel, Port Ahuriri, New Zealand
Unit:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
18 November 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Block II, Grave 128.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
William Benjamin Kitson
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