Private

Lewis Orton

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Orton, of Coton Lawn, Arbury, Nuneaton, England. Native of Atherstone, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/2237
Name:
Lewis Orton
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Thomas Orton (father), Coton Lawn, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Millerton, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
09 August 1915
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Sp. Mem. C. 70.
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Lewis Orton
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