Trooper

William Metcalfe

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Mary Metcalfe, of Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED
From family group portrait

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Frank Carr
Relationship to casualty: Great Nephew
Birth 4 August 1886 - Wakefield St, Auckland, New Zealand. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13666
Name:
William Metcalfe
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
04 August 1886
Place of Birth:
Wakefield Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
W. Metcalfe (father), Sunnyside Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Blacksmith
Unit:
Imperial Camel Corps (New Zealand), 4 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
12 January 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
06 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 52
HMNZT 53
Vessel:
Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
E. 443.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
William Metcalfe
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