Sergeant

William Vernon Atkins

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James Reed Atkins and Ellen Atkins, of Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay. Born at Napier.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/433
Name:
William Vernon Atkins
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Napier, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
J.R. Atkins, Loan Company, Waipukurau, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Fitzroy Road, Napier, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 1 Brigade, 3 Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 October 1916
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Limerick or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXI. C. 4.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Vernon Atkins
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