Second Lieutenant

George Marmaduke Vavasour

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Henry Dunstan Vavasour and Bertha Eleanor Vavasour, of Ugbrooke Station, Blenheim. Native of Marlborough.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
33106
Name:
George Marmaduke Vavasour
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
H.D. Vavasour (father), Ugbrooke Station, Blenheim, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Carpenter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 March 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 79
Vessel:
Ruapehu
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 7.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
George Marmaduke Vavasour
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