Sapper

Herbert James Bredesen

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Olaf and Annie Zilla Bredesen, of Auckland City, New Zealand; husband of Margaret Bredesen, of Orakei, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
27255
Name:
Herbert James Bredesen
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Bredesen, French Bay, Titirangi, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
New Zealand Government Railways
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, 13 Railway Construction Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidental death
Date of Death:
15 April 1942
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
35
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
28 August 1940
Vessel:
Empress of Japan

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
9. B. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Herbert James Bredesen
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