Sergeant

Harold William Cannington

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Walter William and Ada Bessie Cannington, of Nelson, New Zealand. Born at Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/205
Name:
Harold William Cannington
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Education: 
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Ada Bessie Cannington (mother), 166 Waimea Street, Nelson, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
09 July 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
23
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: 
II. D. 38.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Harold William Cannington
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