Sergeant

Francis Eric Reeves

Conflict: 
WW2
References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"One of three men who were injured when a tank overturned at a South Otago military camp died in the Balclutha Hospital yesterday. He was Sergeant Francis Eric Reeves, 42, whose wife and, three children live at Mornington, Dunedin. The tank is reported to have overturned while descending a hill.  Reeves and another soldier received injuries to their heads, and a third soldier Suffered dislocation of a shoulder. The second man with head injuries is reported to be in a serious condition."

EVENING POST, VOLUME CXXXVII, ISSUE 73, 27 MARCH 1944, PAGE 6

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Casualty

Service Number: 
493547
Name:
Francis Eric Reeves
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Military Forces

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidental Death
Date of Death:
25 March 1944
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
42
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
45. 174.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Francis Eric Reeves
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