Private

Francis Leslie Sapsford

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Eldest son of Ada Burdett Sapsford, of 46, Linwood Avenue, Christchurch, and the late Francis Burdett-Sapsford.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Casualty

Service Number: 
6/137
Name:
Francis Leslie Sapsford
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Francis Burdett Sapsford, 46 Linwood Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Canal Reserve, Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
25 April 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
Vessel:
Tahiti or Athenic
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
75
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Francis Leslie Sapsford
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