Private

Douglas Walter Thoresen

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Mrs. P. L. Thoresen, of Raumati, Dannevirke. Born at Norsewood. Served in Egypt, 1916, and on the Western Front, 1916-17.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
26/1728
Name:
Douglas Walter Thoresen
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
O. Thoresen (father), Matatera, Dannevirke, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
24 November 1920
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Block P. Plot 30.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Douglas Walter Thoresen
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