Lance Corporal

William John Halkett

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Christina Halkett, of Pendarves, Chertsey, Canterbury. Native of Otago.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/1117
Name:
William John Halkett
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
James Halkett, Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Rakaia, Christchurch, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, A Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action, at Quinn's Post
Date of Death:
06 June 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

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

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
Vessel:
Tahiti or Athenic
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
74
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
William John Halkett
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