Norman John Wilkes

Gunner

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Thomas and Letitia Wilkes, of Invercargill, Southland; husband of Delama May Wilkes, of Invercargill.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"A verdict of accidental death was returned by the coroner, Mr W. H. Freeman, S.M., at an inquest held at Hamilton into the death of Gunner Norman John Wilkes, aged 32, married, formerly of Invercargill. Evidence was given that the deceased was riding a horse on Mr H. Main’s property at Okoroire. The animal swerved and passed under a tree, the deceased’s head striking against a bough. His skull was fractured. and he died at the Waikato Hospital."

OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 25068, 9 NOVEMBER 1942, PAGE 2

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Casualty

Service Number:

38652

Name:

Norman John Wilkes

Rank:

Gunner

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

Mrs D.M. Wilkes (wife), 127 Conon Street, Invercargill, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

53 McMaster Street, Invercargill, New Zealand

Occupation on Enlistment:

Garage Assistant

Unit:

New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidental Death

Date of Death:

31 October 1942

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

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:

Invercargill (Eastern) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

5. 2. Soldiers' Plaque Area.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand