Major

Walter Harry Meddings

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Jessie Meddings, of 16, Holly Rd., Christchurch. Was a member of the New Zealand Staff Corps.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
48142
Name:
Walter Harry Meddings
Rank: 
Major
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Jessie Meddings (wife), Aberdare House, Gloucester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Soldier
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
11 October 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
46
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 March 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 79
Vessel:
Ruapehu
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 2.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Walter Harry Meddings
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