Driver

Gerald Fitzell Thorburn

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late William and Annie Thorburn, of Dublin, Ireland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/2276
Name:
Gerald Fitzell Thorburn
Rank: 
Driver
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A. Thorburn (mother), 65 Marine Parade, Napier, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
65 Marine Parade, Napier, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of heart failure
Date of Death:
16 December 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
7th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VIII. C. 8.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Gerald Fitzell Thorburn
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