Gunner

William Maitland Kersey

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late John Robert and Laura Alice Kersey, formerly of 17, Walpole Road, Great Yarmouth, England. Born at Great Yarmouth.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/2173
Name:
William Maitland Kersey
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs L.A. Kersey (mother), 96 Hamilton Road, Newtown, Great Yarmouth, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
2 Franklin Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 12 Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
26 September 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
7th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XIII. E. 15.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Maitland Kersey
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