Lieutenant

William Risk

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. N. Risk, of Raetihi, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
11/600
Name:
William Risk
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
08 August 1888
Place of Birth: 
Sanson, Manawatu, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M. Risk (mother), Raetihi, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Raetihi, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Wellington Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

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

Embarkation Details

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

HMNZT 6
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Orari or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (3 December 1914)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Sp. Mem. 32.
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
William Risk
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