Trooper

Roland Leslie Wilke

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Frederick William Leonard Wilke and Wilhelmina Wilke, of Eiffelton, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand. Native of Sefton, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
17458
Name:
Roland Leslie Wilke
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
F.W. Wilke (father), Sefton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Wool classer
Unit:
Imperial Camel Corps (New Zealand), 4 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
30 March 1918
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 October 1916
Transport:
Manuka 5 October 1916
Vessel:
Manuka
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 1.
Roland Leslie Wilke
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