Private

William Garfield Vellenoweth

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Henry and Mary Vellenoweth; husband of Rosina Kathleen Vellenoweth, of Paddington, Brisbane, Australia.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
33088
Name:
William Garfield Vellenoweth
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
06 March 1908
Place of Birth: 
Barripper, Cornwall, England
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Rosena K. Vellenoweth (wife), 11 Everton Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
11 Everton Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 25 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died while Prisoner of War from cerebral haemorrhage due to brain tumour
Date of Death:
10 April 1944
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
36
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
27 August 1940
Vessel:
Mauretania
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
6. B. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
Austria
William Garfield Vellenoweth
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