Captain

Samuel Llewellyn Serpell

MC

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of M. M. Serpell, of 447, Victoria Rd., Marrickville, Sydney, Australia.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
Declaration from Mabelle Martha

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
3/2874
Name:
Samuel Llewellyn Serpell
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
05 January 1889
Place of Birth:
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Education: 
Next of Kin: 
Mabelle Martha (née Summons) (married name Simon) Serpell (known as Mrs Serpell, wife), Nurse, c/o GPO, Sydney, NSW
Religion:
Methodist
Date of Enlistment:
31 January 1917
Locality on Enlistment: 
Mangaweka, New Zealand
Place of Enlistment: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
De Facto Relationship
Occupation on Enlistment:
Surgeon
Employer:
Self, Mangaweka
Unit:
New Zealand Medical Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 December 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 February 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 76
Vessel:
Mokoia or Navua or Aparima
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. G. 26.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Samuel Llewellyn Serpell
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