Private

William Ernest Hitchings

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Mrs. L. J. Hitchings, of 52, Carlton Grove Rd., Auckland. Born at Napier. Served on the Western Front, 1916-17.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/2003
Name:
William Ernest Hitchings
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J.L. Hitchings (wife), Moehau Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Accountant
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
17 August 1921
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
04 March 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Prot. Soldiers Area B, Row 1, Grave 11.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
William Ernest Hitchings
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