Major

Francis Morphet Twisleton

MC

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Mary Twisleton, of Settle. Yorks, England. Served also on Gallipoli and in France.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
9/662
Name:
Francis Morphet Twisleton
Rank: 
Major
Date of Birth:
17 February 1873
Place of Birth: 
Yorkshire, England
Next of Kin: 
Mrs F.M. Twisleton (wife), Waimata Valley, Gisborne, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Kaharoa, Gisborne, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
15 November 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
44
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Vessel:
Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (28 January 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
M. 4.
Francis Morphet Twisleton
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