Company Sergeant Major

William Cavanagh

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Patrick and Harriet Cavanagh, of Brougham St., Westport.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/1258
Name:
William Cavanagh
Rank: 
Company Sergeant Major
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Patrick Cavanagh (father), Waimangaroa, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Waimangaroa, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion, 12 (Nelson) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 August 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Vessel:
Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Cavanagh
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