Private

David Joseph Shewry

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert Edward and Elizabeth Matilda Shewry, of Tahora, Taranaki, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11/2226
Name:
David Joseph Shewry
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
R.E. Shewry (father), Hurimoana, Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Cyclist Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 40
Vessel:
Dalmore
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. C. 323.
Cemetery Location: 
France
David Joseph Shewry
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