Lance Corporal

William George Hitchman

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Eliza Hitchman, of Te Rehunga, Napier, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
49710
Name:
William George Hitchman
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs K.J.R. Maclarn (friend), Manunui, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
27 October 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 July 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 88
Vessel:
Athenic
Destination:
Liverpool, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
S. II. T. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William George Hitchman
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