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James Samuel Wootton

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of James Bertie and Phoebe Maud Wootton, of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand; husband of Susan Wootton, of Waipounamu, Southland, New Zealand.

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  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"WOOTTON. Accidentally drowned, Egypt, Private James Samuel, beloved husband of Susan Mary Wootton, and loved eldest son of Mr and Mrs J. B. Wootton, 36 Prince Albert road, St. Hilda: aged 36. “He did his duty .”

[Otago Daily Times, Issue 25034, 30 September 1942, Page 1]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
19058
Name:
James Samuel Wootton
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 26 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidental death
Date of Death:
15 September 1942
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
36
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
El Alamein War Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
XII. F. 25.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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