Gunner

William Laughton

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Mary Laughton, of Easterbister Holm, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
13199
Name:
William Laughton
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
09 September 1885
Place of Birth:
Easterblister, Holm, Orkney, Scotland
Next of Kin: 
John Laughton (father), of Easterbister Holm, Orkney Islands, Scotland|John Bitchener (uncle), Waimate, New Zealand
Religion:
Presbyterian
Date of Enlistment:
08 March 1916
Locality on Enlistment: 
Albury, Canterbury
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Employer:
G S Rutherford, Albury, Canterbury
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, 3 Brigade, 13 Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
14 October 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 June 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 56
HMNZT 57
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
M. 23.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Laughton
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