Private

Wilmet Napier Philson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Matthew Thomas and Catherine Jane Philson, of Auckland. Native of Napier.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/828
Name:
Wilmet Napier Philson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
16 February 1886
Place of Birth: 
Napier, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Matthew T. Philson, Stanley Point, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Te Kuiti, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 19 (Waikato) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
25 April 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

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

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Waimana
Destination:
Alexandria, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
73
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Wilmet Napier Philson
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