Cenotaph : 10669

Cenotaph ID: 
10669
Rank Last Held: 
Private
Forenames: 
Walter
Surname: 
Messenger
Serial Number: 
295269
Enlistment Address: 
Empire Hotel, Blenheim, New Zealand
Embarkation Body: 
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Date: 
1915-08-14 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
Suez, Egypt
Vessel: 
Willochra or Tofua
Page on Nominal Roll: 
500
Age at Death: 
21
Date of Death: 
22 July 1917
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
France
Cause of Death: 
Died of wounds
Cemetery Name: 
Pont-D'Achelles Military Cemetery, Nieppe, Nord, France
Grave Reference: 
I.C.6
Archives NZ Reference: 
R21374814
First Rank: 
Private
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E. Messenger (mother), Preston Road, Greymouth, New Zealand
Transport: 
HMNZT 27 | HMNZT 28
Marital Status: 
Single
Last Unit Served: 
Canterbury Infantry Regiment

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