Rifleman

William Peter Thurston

Conflict: 
WW1
References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
49942
Name:
William Peter Thurston
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Mildred Warner (sister), 32 Holloway Road, Mitchelltown, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Horse trainer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 April 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
12 June 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 86
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. B. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Peter Thurston
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