Private

Howard Russell Sanford

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mark and Phyllis Sanford; husband of Agnes E. Lethridge (formerly Sanford), of Redhill, Te Kopuru, Auckland. Native of Te Kopuru.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/635
Name:
Howard Russell Sanford
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
30 October 1894
Place of Birth: 
Redhill, Te Koporu, Dargaville, North Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Maria Anderson (mother), Te Koporu, Dargaville, North Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Te Kopuru, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action, at Courtney's Post
Date of Death:
06 July 1915
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

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

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
73
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Howard Russell Sanford
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