Private

George Herbert Akast

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Akast, of Tahere, Whangarei, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
28846
Name:
George Herbert Akast
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
George Akast (father), Houhora, North Cape, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 August 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
11 October 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 67
Vessel:
Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth, England (28 December 1916)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
George Herbert Akast
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