Cenotaph ID:
135673
Rank Last Held:
Lieutenant Colonel
Forenames:
William Read
Surname:
Bloomfield
Date of Birth:
09 September 1861
Place of Birth:
Matawhero, Poverty Bay, New Zealand
Age at Death:
52
Date of Death:
29 May 1914
Location of Cemetery/Memorial:
St. Lawrence River, Canada
Cause of Death:
Drowned in the Empress of Ireland when she sunk following a collision in the St Lawrence river in Canada.
Cemetery Name:
Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand
Grave Reference:
Block D Row 28 Plot 055
Memorial Name:
Memorial plaque, St Mark's Anglican Church, 95 Remuera Road, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand
Last Unit Served:
3rd Auckland Mounted Rifles
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