Private

Benjamin Herbert Needs

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Sarah J. Needs, of Alma, Oamaru, New Zealand. Also served on Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/2686
Name:
Benjamin Herbert Needs
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
W. Needs (father), Alma, Oamaru, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Alma, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
15 November 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VI. O. 32.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Benjamin Herbert Needs
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