Private

William Wekepiri

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Harry Wekepiri and of Mary Kiwi Otilda Wekepiri (nee Rickless), of Chirstchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; husband of Dulcie Dorothy Maude Wekepiri, of St. Martins, Christchurch.

References:
  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12824
Name:
William Wekepiri
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Dulcie Wekepiri (wife), 49 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand|Mrs Dulcie Wekepiri (wife), 49 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
49 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand|49 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer|Labourer
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 23 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
11 July 1942
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Column 106.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
William Wekepiri
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