Sergeant

James Oliver Francis Wigzell

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Francis and Margaret Wigzell, of Grey St., Woodville, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
28055
Name:
James Oliver Francis Wigzell
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A. Wigzell (mother), Grey Street, Woodville, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 April 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 66
Vessel:
Willochra
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
France
James Oliver Francis Wigzell
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