Private

Wilfred Denham Tunks

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles James Tunks, of Shortland St., Auckland, New Zealand, and the late Amy Rose Tunks.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/1557
Name:
Wilfred Denham Tunks
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
08 August 1895
Place of Birth: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Charles James Tunks (father), View Road, Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Student
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion, 17 (Ruahine) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Passchendaele
Date of Death:
04 October 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 38
HMNZT 39
Vessel:
Tahiti or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. E. 17.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Wilfred Denham Tunks
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