Sergeant

William Arthur Birkett

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Cross of Karageorge 1st Cl. with Swords (Serbia). Son of R. E. F. and Annie Birkett, of "Rosewell," Collins St., Gisborne, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4/600
Name:
William Arthur Birkett
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
R.A.F. Birkett (father), 356 Clifford Street, Whatapoko, Gisborne, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
356 Clifford Street, Gisborne, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, Divisional Signal Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
28 March 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Vessel:
Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. A. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Arthur Birkett
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