Rifleman

William John Luther

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. Margaret Luther; husband of Mary Luther, formerly of Palmerston North. Born at East Tamaki, Auckland. Served in South Africa 1901/2 and  Egypt, 1915-16.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/1419
Name:
William John Luther
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Mary Luther (wife), care of Mrs F. Rogers, Hawera, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care of G. J. Luther, Waikino, New Zealand
Unit:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
26 November 1919
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Area 2, Block R, Grave 112.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
William John Luther
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