Sergeant

Samuel Edward Portman Vernon

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Edward and Laura Vernon, of Coal Creek Flat, Roxburgh, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4/1553
Name:
Samuel Edward Portman Vernon
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Margaret Vernon (wife), Coal Creek Flat, Roxburgh, Otago, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Roxburgh, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, Tunnelling Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
21 June 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
36
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Tunnelling Company
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
18 December 1915
Transport:
Ruapehu 18 December 1915
Vessel:
Ruapehu
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. D. 59.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Samuel Edward Portman Vernon
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