Corporal

Arthur Vincent Shrimpton

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Ernest Alfred and Rosalie Shrimpton, of New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Casualty

Service Number: 
30410
Name:
Arthur Vincent Shrimpton
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs R. Shrimpton (mother), Whakamara, via Hawera, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
15 June 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
07 December 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 71
Vessel:
Port Lyttelton
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. B. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Arthur Vincent Shrimpton
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