Trooper

William Winsor

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Colina McKenzie Winsor, of Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"On the 18th of the same month [October, 1940] one of the DRs, Trooper Winsor, was involved in a head-on collision with the car of the CRE [Commander Royal Engineers], Western Desert Force, and was killed." (Loughnan 1963 p26)

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
1287
Name:
William Winsor
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
06 July 1909
Place of Birth: 
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M.C. Winsor (mother), 108 Kilbirnie Crescent, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
c/o J.M. Rigg, P.B., Waitakara, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Fencing contractor
Unit:
New Zealand Armoured Corps, 2 Divisional Cavalry Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
18 October 1940
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. H. 4A.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
William Winsor
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