Private

Sydney Morrison Black

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Alfred and Elizabeth E. Black, of Awakino, New Plymouth, New Zealand. Born at Taranaki.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
15673
Name:
Sydney Morrison Black
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Alfred Black (father), Awakino, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
26 August 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 July 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 59
HMNZT 60
Vessel:
Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XII. A. 14.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Sydney Morrison Black
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