Gunner

Arthur Board

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Albert Say Board and Jane Board, of Hangatiki, Waitomo, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Public Contributions:

Arthur left New Zealand as part of NZ Rifle Brigade for the battlefields of France in February 1916. He transfered to X Battery New Zealand Field Artillery in August 1916 as a Gunner. The Auckland St... Read More


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On the 30th June 2013 my wife and I visited the grave of Great Uncle Arthur at Cite Bonjean Cemetery,France. I took this photo of his headstone.
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Casualty

Service Number: 
25/487
Name:
Arthur Board
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Albert S. Board (father), Hangatiki, Waitomo Caves, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery, X Trench Mortar Battery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
26 November 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade.
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
12 February 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 45
Vessel:
Waitemata
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. B. 47.
Cemetery Location: 
France
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