Second Lieutenant

Desmond Fosbury Kettle

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Judge and Mrs. Charles Kettle, of New Zealand; husband of Gladys C. Tuck (formerly Kettle), of Alton Lodge, Roehampton, Surrey, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13/876
Name:
Desmond Fosbury Kettle
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Gladys Kettle (wife), Wickford, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Northern Club, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
28 August 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (25 May 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Desmond Fosbury Kettle
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