Private

William Charles Howell Driffill

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Margaret Driffill, of Waiatematama, Hokianga, New Zealand. Previously wounded in Egypt.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/1851
Name:
William Charles Howell Driffill
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
William Driffill (father), Waiotemarama, Hokianga, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Waimamaku, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
18 May 1916
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 17
HMNZT 18
HMNZT 19
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. B. 42.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Charles Howell Driffill
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