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William Donkin

Conflict: 
Anglo Boer War
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

NZWGT Note: The photograph showing the whole monument is a photograph of the correct monument, however, the New Zealand listing is on the other side. The photographer, due to the conditions on the day, was unable to get a photograph of the whole monument from that side.

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Casualty

Name:
William Donkin
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Alice Donkin, Thames, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Driver
Unit:
New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, 7 Contingent

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
01 June 1901
Day of Death:
Saturday
Conflict: 
Anglo Boer War

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
06 April 1901
Vessel:
Gulf of Taranto
Destination:
Cape Town, South Africa

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Germiston (Primrose) Cemetery
Cemetery Location: 
South Africa
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