Private

Amos William Godsell

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late John and Margaret Godsell, of Kakahu, South Canterbury. Native of Auckland. Also served at Samoa.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
1/279
Name:
Amos William Godsell
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Miss E.M. Godsell, care of Mr McKeown, 16 Pitarua Street, Wellington, New Zealand|Mrs Katherine McKeowen (sister), 50 Ohiro Road, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
210 Tinakori Road, Wellington, New Zealand|Unknown address
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
HMNZT 65
Vessels:

Moeraki or Monowai
Pakeha
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Amos William Godsell
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