Trooper

David Handisides

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of David and Mary Handisides, of Spreydon, Christchurch; husband of E. A. G. Handisides, of 20, Bath St., Christchurch, New Zealand.

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  • Archives New Zealand
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David "Dave" Handisides was born 1885 at Christchurch, New Zealand, the sixth child and fifth son of David and Mary Handisides (nee Phillips) who immigrated New Zealand in 1879 from North East Englan... Read More

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Service Number: 
7/1244
Name:
David Handisides
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
24 June 1885
Place of Birth:
Canterbury, Christchurch,
Next of Kin: 
Elizabeth Ann Geraldine Handisides (née Kennedy) (wife), 20 Bath Street, Christchurch, Canterbury
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Akaroa, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Butcher
Employer:
C Mann, Akaroa
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
20 January 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
F. 370.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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