Private

Martin Andrew Persson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Phoebe Persson, of 78, Alexandra St., Palmerston North, New Zealand, and the late Anders Persson.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/1950
Name:
Martin Andrew Persson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Anders Persson (father), 78 Alexander Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Riwaka, Nelson, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 August 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
17
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
2
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Martin Andrew Persson
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