Richard John Mansel

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Robert Arthur and Eva Mary Mansel, of Hillcrest, Hamilton.

References:

CWGC

WW2 RoH

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

The death has occurred of Mr Richard John Mansel, aged 20 years, only son of Mr and Mrs Robert Mansel, of Hillcrest, Hamilton. Mr Mansel, who was educated at the Hamilton High School, was farming at Cambridge and later joined the staff of W. and R. Fletcher, Ltd., at Cambridge. He was called up when 18 years of age and was stationed at Gloucester Park, Onehunga, up till a short time before his death. He was a keen rifle shot and was also interested in tennis.

WAIKATO TIMES, VOLUME 194, ISSUE 22378, 19 JUNE 1944, PAGE 2

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Casualty

Service Number:

617996

Name:

Richard John Mansel

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Military Forces

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of Sickness

Date of Death:

17 June 1944

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Hamilton East Public Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Public Area C3, R.C. Row G, Grave 96.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand