Rifleman

Lender Heydon

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Sarah Heydon, of New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
29922
Name:
Lender Heydon
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Nurse Leitch (sister), Wyndham, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion, H Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at the Battle of Messines
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
36
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
11 October 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 67
Vessel:
Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. E. 16.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Lender Heydon
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