William Wekepiri

Private

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Harry Wekepiri and of Mary Kiwi Otilda Wekepiri (nee Rickless), of Chirstchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; husband of Dulcie Dorothy Maude Wekepiri, of St. Martins, Christchurch.

References:

CWGC

WW2 RoH

NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number:

12824

Name:

William Wekepiri

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

Mrs Dulcie Wekepiri (wife), 49 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand|Mrs Dulcie Wekepiri (wife), 49 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

49 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand|49 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand

Occupation on Enlistment:

Labourer|Labourer

Unit:

New Zealand Infantry, 23 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

11 July 1942

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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Cemetery

Cemetery:

Alamein Memorial

Cemetery Reference:

Column 106.

Cemetery Location:

Egypt