Second Lieutenant

Walter Carruthers

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William George and Amelia Carruthers, of Hunterville, New Zealand. Born at Fitzroy, New Plymouth, New Zealand. Also served in Egypt and at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
3/85
Name:
Walter Carruthers
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
01 January 1894
Place of Birth: 
Otaki, Wellington, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
W.G. Carruthers, Hunterville, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Hawera, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Bank Clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
29 September 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:
HMNZT 8
Vessel:
Star of India
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VI. C. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Walter Carruthers
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