Private

Oliver Hawkes Drewet

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Drewet, of Waimamaku, Hokianga, North Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/723
Name:
Oliver Hawkes Drewet
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
26 November 1880
Place of Birth: 
Bombay, India
Next of Kin: 
Thomas Drewet (father), Hokianga, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Huntly, Waikato, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Engineer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, Main Body

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 May 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Oliver Hawkes Drewet
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