Second Lieutenant

Richard Albert Ward

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of John Edward and Beatrice Ellen Ward, of Woodthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • New Zealand Nominal Rolls (WW2)
  • Dawson (1961)
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED
Richard Albert Ward, 1940
Richard Albert Ward

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Michael Fenton
Relationship to casualty: Nephew
This is my mother's brother, Uncle Richard, whom she never met, her being born in 1933 after Richard had emigrated to New Zealand. Mother sadly passed away in January this year, the last of this... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
2926
Name:
Richard Albert Ward
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
11 March 1916
Place of Birth:
Basford (registration), Nottinghamshire, England
Next of Kin: 
Mr J E Ward (father), 4 Grafton Road, Woodthorpe
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Locality on Enlistment: 
c/o W R B Manston, Waerenga
Place of Enlistment: 
Huntly, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Tavern Hand
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 18 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
15 July 1942
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVIII. C. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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