Private

Rupert Sydney Taucher

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert and Helen Taucher, of Belvedere Rd., Carterton, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

My great great grandfather's brother was called Luke Jameson Evans. He was a captain in the navy . He was involved in the Kaffranian campaign in South Africa. Ship HMS Castor. He was awarded The Sout... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
33476
Name:
Rupert Sydney Taucher
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Ellen Taucher (mother), Francis Line, Carterton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
24 November 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
19 January 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 74
Vessel:
Ulimaroa
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Rupert Sydney Taucher
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