Private

Hugh Cecil Withers

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of George Henry and Margaret Elizabeth Withers, fosterson of Mr. A. Divantur, of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
654358
Name:
Hugh Cecil Withers
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mr A.A. Devantier (foster father), 90 Botanical Road, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
90 Botanical Road, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on active service
Date of Death:
28 September 1947
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
JayForce

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Sec. D. D. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Japan
Hugh Cecil Withers
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