Private

Clarence Henry Cousins

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Husband of Florence May Cousins, of Rolleston, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • New Zealand Nominal Rolls (WW2)
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Mark Cousins
Relationship to casualty: Grandson of Clarry
5th Field Park Company, an engineer. He was with Brig George Clifton when he, Clarry, was fatally injured near the Kaponga Box. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2528
Name:
Clarence Henry Cousins
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Birth - Unverified:
14/04/1911
Place of Birth:
Plaistow, Sussex, England
Next of Kin: 
Mrs F M Cousins (wife), 16 Matheson Road, Linwood, Christchurch
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Locality on Enlistment: 
16 Matheson Road, Linwood, Christchurch
Place of Enlistment: 
Christchurch, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation on Enlistment:
Electric Welder
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, 5 Field Park Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
05 July 1942
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 January 1940
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VIII. H. 16.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Clarence Henry Cousins
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