Private

Kenneth Cranly Warin

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas F. and E. M. Warin, of Warkworth, North Auckland. Served in Egypt, 1914-16, at Gallipoli, and on the Western Front, 1916-17.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"The late Sergt. K. C. Warin, who died at the residence of his uncle at Stanley Bay on the 18th inst., was the second son of Mr T. F. Warin, of Warkworth. When war was declared he enlisted and went into camp at Epsom, and sailed with the Main Body. He went to Egypt and after to Gallipoli, and was wounded in the left hand two hours after the landing. He then went to France in March, 1916, and was wounded again on Feb. 21st, 1917, this time in the right elbow. He returned to New Zealand on August 22nd, on the hospital ship "Marama." With the exception of a fortnight since his return he has been all the time in hospital at Auckland, and latterly as an out-patient. He contracted influenza-pneumonia, which proved fatal. His age was 28. The remains were brought to Warkworth and interred in the Church of England cemetery."

[Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 27 November 1918, Page 5]

 

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Casualty

Service Number: 
12/390
Name:
Kenneth Cranly Warin
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
18 November 1890
Next of Kin: 
Thomas F. Warin (father), Warkworth, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Warkworth, New Zealand
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
18 November 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Plot 18.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Kenneth Cranly Warin
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