Captain

William Richard Wakelin

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Eldest son of Mrs. G. A. Wakelin, of Blenheim, and the late G. K. Wakelin.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/2891
Name:
William Richard Wakelin
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs G.A. Wakelin (mother), Park Terrace, Blenheim, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Boulcott Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of disease
Date of Death:
05 February 1919
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
7th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
132
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
William Richard Wakelin
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