Sergeant

Andrew William Linton

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Francis Robert and Emma Maria Linton. Enlisted Aug., 1914.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
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Andrew William Linton was also the brother of Robert Charles Linton, who fought in World War One and Alister Murray Linton, who was the mayor of Rotorua and my great-great-grandfather. Andrew's name... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
121785
Name:
Andrew William Linton
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Francis R. Linton (father), Mangapiko, via Te Awamutu, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Mangapiko, Te Awamutu, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
14 August 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

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

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. B. 26.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Andrew William Linton
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