Gunner

Richard Selwyn Vibert Thwaites

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of John Thwaites and of Eva Isabel Thwaites (nee Hovell), of Kennedy's Bay, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
26682
Name:
Richard Selwyn Vibert Thwaites
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E Thwaites (mother), Kennedy's Bay, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
C/o Mrs R Lidgard, Crawford Road, Mangere
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Unit:
New Zealand Artillery, 4 Field Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
30 November 1941
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 January 1970

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Column 100.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Richard Selwyn Vibert Thwaites
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