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Angus Young MacAskill

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Angus and Annie MacAskill, of Caversham, Dunedin.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"ACCIDENT ON MANOEUVRES (Special) CHRISTCHURCH, July 23. Private AngusYoung MacAskill, a soldier, aged 21 years, was killed yesterday during military manoeuvres on the Hawkins road near Darfield. MacAskill was riding along the road and when he failed to negotiate a corner properly, his bicycle ran into a cattlestop. Private MacAskill was the third son of Mr and Mrs A. MacAskill, of 5 Fitzroy street, Caversham. " OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 24976, 24 JULY 1942, PAGE 4

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Casualty

Service Number: 
3/2/620
Name:
Angus Young MacAskill
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidental Death
Date of Death:
22 July 1942
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Dunedin (Anderson's Bay) Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
14. 101.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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