Private

William James Thurlow

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Ellen Hayes, of Piriaka, Kaitieke, Hamilton.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Casualty

Service Number: 
10/1354
Name:
William James Thurlow
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
03 December 1893
Place of Birth:
Manawatu-Wanganui, Marton,
Next of Kin: 
Mrs G. Hayes (mother), Mananui, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
21 October 1914
Enlistment Address: 
Mananui, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Mill Hand
Employer:
Waipawa County Council
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 11 (Taranaki) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
01 May 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
21
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: 
76
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
William James Thurlow
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