Sapper

Walter John McCown

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert James McCown and Margaret McCown, of Auckland City, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • WW2 RoH
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12320
Name:
Walter John McCown
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M. McCown (mother), Te Atatu Road, Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Te Atatu Road, Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
New Zealand Government Railways, labourer
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, 16 Railway Operating Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
08 July 1941
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
28 August 1940
Vessel:
Empress of Japan

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXX. C. 3.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Walter John McCown
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