Rifleman

Lionel Richard Small

Conflict: 
WW1
References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Lionel was my maternal grandmother's brother. My grandmother had always told me that their father's last words to his son before he departed to do his duty was "Keep your head down." One can imagine ... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13110
Name:
Lionel Richard Small
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Mary Small (mother), 119 Bowmont Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
23 February 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
06 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 52
HMNZT 53
Vessel:
Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. O. 29.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Lionel Richard Small
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