Driver

William Edward Winter

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Nathaniel William Edward and Jeanie Winter, of Swanson, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
5405
Name:
William Edward Winter
Rank: 
Driver
Date of Birth:
25 March 1917
Place of Birth: 
Belfast, Ireland
Next of Kin: 
Mr W E Winter (father), Swanson, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
C/o Post Mistress, Great North Road, Swanson, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Plasterer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Army Service Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
20 April 1941
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 January 1940
Destination:
Port Tewfik, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
8. E. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
William Edward Winter
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