Private

William Orr McDiarmid

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Hugh and Margaret McDiarmid of 74, Bonaly Rd., Edinburgh, Scotland. Born at Shillelagh, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
10/1890
Name:
William Orr McDiarmid
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
25 March 1890
Place of Birth: 
Shillelagh, County Wicklow, Ireland
Next of Kin: 
Hugh McDiarmid, (father), Coollatin, Shillelagh, County Wicklow, Ireland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Hurleyville, Patea, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Missing in England and declared dead
Date of Death:
07 April 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Screen Wall.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
William Orr McDiarmid
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