Private

Hereward Langdale Wake

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles Hereward Wake and Rose Alice Wake, of Pukekoke.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

My Grandfather Frederic Hale of Gisborne New Zealand was best friends with Hereward Wake. (I'm not sure if they were together when Hereward died in Gallipoli). Mr Grandfather thought so highly of Her... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/2347
Name:
Hereward Langdale Wake
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
D.C.H. wake (father), Pukekohe, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Land and Survey, Gisborne, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 August 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
19
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
23
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Hereward Langdale Wake
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