Lieutenant

William James Thwaites

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Arthur Sidney Thwaites and of Sarah Thwaites (nee Baker), of Glenroy, Canterbury, New Zealand; husband of Kathleen Thwaites, of Fendalton, Christchurch, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12929
Name:
William James Thwaites
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs K.H. Thwaites (wife), 'Longridge', Glenroy, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Burnley, Hororata, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm Labourer
Unit:
New Zealand Armoured Corps, Divisional Cavalry Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
22 July 1942
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXXI. G. 3.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
William James Thwaites
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