William Alfred Free

Private

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Husband of Mrs. A. M. Free, late of Stratford. Born at Waitara. Served on the Western Front.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"An inquest was held at Waitara on Tuesday, before Mr. W. F. Jenkins, J.P., concerning the circumstances of the death of a man named William Free, aged about 30, a farmer and returned soldier, who was found drowned in a dam at Brixton on the 2nd inst. A verdict was returned that deceased met his death by drowning himself while suffering from mental depression."

[Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1919, Page 3]

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Casualty

Service Number:

51305

Name:

William Alfred Free

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

Miss A. Kemp (friend), Albert Road, Brixton, Waitara, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Farm labourer

Unit:

NZEF, Wellington Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Suicide

Date of Death:

04 August 1919

Day of Death:

Monday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

12 June 1917

Transport:

HMNZT 87

Vessel:

Tahiti

Destination:

Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Waitara Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Section 3A. Block 6.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand