Claude Lellan Comyns

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Mrs. M. E. Comyns, of Wanganui. Served in Egypt, 1914-15, and at Gallipoli.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"At the inquest on Corporal Claude Comyns, found dead on the railway line yesterday, it verdict of "found dead" was returned, deceased having apparently failen off the late train on Saturday night."

[Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 231, 28 September 1915, Page 2]

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Casualty

Service Number:

10/317

Name:

Claude Lellan Comyns

Date of Birth:

08 July 1893

Next of Kin:

Mrs M.E. Comyns (mother), Heads Road, Wanganui, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

Heads Road, Wanganui, New Zealand

Occupation on Enlistment:

Jeweller

Unit:

NZEF, Wellington Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidental Death

Date of Death:

25 September 1915

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Main Body

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

16 October 1914

Transport:

HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10

Vessel:

Limerick or Arawa

Destination:

Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Wanganui (Heads Road) Old Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Block 9. Plot 90.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand