Private

Hirzel Octavious Carey

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Richard Octavious Egerton Carey and Elizabeth Carey, of Tarangaomoana, Mata Mata, New Zealand. Native of Palmerston North, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10215
Name:
Hirzel Octavious Carey
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Richard Octavious Egerton Carey (father), Tuhikaramea, Ohaupo, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
27 September 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. A. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Hirzel Octavious Carey
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