Corporal

William John Dwight

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Dwight, of 81, Barbour St., Christchurch; husband of Amy Dwight, of 66, Kenmure Rd., Belleknowes, Mornington, Dunedin.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/3894
Name:
William John Dwight
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Amy Dwight (wife), 5 Grange Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Tally clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion, D Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
21 September 1916
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
40
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
04 March 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
William John Dwight
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