Private

Sydney Augustus Sharpe

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sharpe, of Sleaford, Lincs., England. Served in Gallipoli, was wounded, and discharged unfit for further service; returned to New Zealand and afterwards re-enlisted.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
8/2312
Name:
Sydney Augustus Sharpe
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs L. Sharpe, Sleaford, Lincoln, England|Mrs L. Sharpe (mother), Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
36 Thompson Street, Wellington, New Zealand|Unknown address
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
31 July 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
4th Reinforcements
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
HMNZT 79
Vessels:

Moeraki or Monowai
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Ruapehu
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Suez, Egypt
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Sydney Augustus Sharpe
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