Private

Harry Walter Allwright Nilsen

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Peter Nilsen, of High St., Carterton.

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  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
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Henry (Harry) Walker Allwright Nilsen was born 20 March 1890 in Lyttelton, Canterbury. He was one of 8 children to Johan (John) Peter Nilsen and Grace Mary Allwright of Kaikoura (formerly Lyttelton).... Read More

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Service Number: 
6/315
Name:
Harry Walter Allwright Nilsen
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
20 March 1890
Place of Birth:
Canterbury, Lyttelton,
Next of Kin: 
John Peter Nilsen, c/o Miss Nilsen, High Street, Carterton
Date of Enlistment:
15 August 1914
Enlistment Address: 
Wharf, Kaikoura, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Fisherman
Employer:
Nilsen Brothers, Kaikoura
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 12 (Nelson) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 August 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
Vessel:
Tahiti or Athenic
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (3 December 1914)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
13
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
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